Hughes 300C N9654F
4 April 1972 · Pearland, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 April 1972 at about 09:15 local time, a Hughes 300C registered N9654F, operated by Houston Police, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pearland, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pearland, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alexander Dusters
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 300C
- Registration
- N9654F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Houston Police
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Houstin, Tex → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1017
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 INCREASED BANK TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND, RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED.CRASHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 300 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1972 | Hughes 300C | Oakland, California, United States | City of Oaklan | No 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 | - |