Hughes 269B N9424F
4 July 1971 · Bowie, Maryland, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1971 at about 19:00 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9424F, operated by Brinckerhoff F, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Bowie, Maryland, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bowie, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9424F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Brinckerhoff F
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Intra-State Charter Passg.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Dav Parking Lot → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-0722
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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
PLT ATMPTD TKOF FROM CONFINED AREA W HIGH OBSTRCTNS AT GROSS WT, HIT WIRES, CRASHED, RLD OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 1971 | Hughes 269C | Long Beach, California, United States | City of Long B | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1971 | Hughes 269A | Ontario, California, United States | Daniel E Richa | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1971 | Hughes 269B | Duarte, California, United States | La Co Sheriffs | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1971 | Hughes 269B | Savannah, Georgia, United States | Chatham Co MOS | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Hughes 269C | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Las Vegas Poli | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1971 | Hughes 269B | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Helicopters In | No injuries | - |
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