Hughes 269-B N9370F
23 January 1971 · New Haven, Connecticut, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 January 1971 at about 13:45 local time, a Hughes 269-B registered N9370F, operated by Hel-Aire Copte, was involved in an accident during in flight near New Haven, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269-B
- Registration
- N9370F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hel-Aire Copte
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- 30TH St Heliport, Nyc → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0449
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 UN TO CK DSNT.GUSTS TO 22K.ACFT CAME TO RESTINVERTED IN WATER. PHOTO FLT.
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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