Hughes 369HE N9048F
6 March 1972 · Burlington, Washington, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 6 March 1972 at about 12:50 local time, a Hughes 369HE registered N9048F, operated by Olympic Helico, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Burlington, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burlington, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369HE
- Registration
- N9048F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Olympic Helico
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Sudden Valley, Wash → Seattle, Wash
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0624
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
WIND GUSTING 10K.AS POWER WAS APPLIED, AUTOROTATION TERMINATED, HELICOPTER HIT POWER LINE.CRASHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 1972 | Hughes 369 | Harahan, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Hughes 369HS | Long Tieng, Asia | Air America, I* | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1972 | Hughes 369HS | Hornell, New York, United States | 70 Airways, Ltd | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Sep 1972 | Hughes 369S | Craig, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1972 | Hughes 369HS | Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States | North American | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1972 | Hughes 369HS | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |