Aviation Crash Map

Hughes 269B N9489F

23 September 1971 · Arlington, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 September 1971 at about 11:00 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9489F, operated by Southern Helic, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Arlington, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 11:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Arlington, Georgia, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Hughes 269B
Registration
N9489F
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Southern Helic
Operating rule
Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight
Crop Control Related Flight
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3293

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

CLUTCH CTL CABLE FAILED DISENGAGING M/R FM ENG.ALT TOO LOW FOR RCVRY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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