Hughes 300C N9628F
31 May 1972 · Oakland, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 May 1972 at about 12:10 local time, a Hughes 300C registered N9628F, operated by City of Oaklan, was involved in an accident during static near Oakland, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oakland, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oakland
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 300C
- Registration
- N9628F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- City of Oaklan
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Parachute Jump
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2069
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DOWNWASH FROM NEAR LARGE HELICOPTER CAUSED MAIN ROTOR BLADE FLEX DOWN AND STRIKE TAIL BOOM
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 300 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1972 | Hughes 300C | Pearland, Texas, United States | Houston Police | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1968 | Hughes 300 | Marlow Heights, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Dec 1967 | Hughes 300 | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States | John E Mahaffe | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1966 | Hughes 300 | Cairo U.a.r, Africa | Pan American U | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1978 | Hughes 300C | Baxter, Iowa, United States | Donald W Crowl | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1965 | Hughes 300 | Las Vegas Nev, Nevada, United States | - | 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 | - |