Hughes 369B N9039F
6 October 1972 · Deadhorse, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 October 1972 at about 08:30 local time, a Hughes 369B registered N9039F, operated by Alaska Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Deadhorse, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Deadhorse, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369B
- Registration
- N9039F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alaska Helicop
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Happy Valley, Alas → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3001
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
FLEW INTO GRND IN POOR VIS AND WHITEOUT COND.
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 | - |
| 6 Mar 1972 | Hughes 369HE | Burlington, Washington, United States | Olympic Helico | Minor 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 | - |
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 | - |