Hughes 269A N8790F
28 May 1973 · Gary, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 May 1973 at about 19:15 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N8790F, operated by Gary Police de, was involved in an accident during in flight near Gary, Indiana, 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 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gary, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gary Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N8790F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gary Police de
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Gary, Ind → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1218
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
INITIATED PATROL WITH APRX 10GAL FUEL ON BOARD.DRG RTRN ARPT RESPONDED TO POLICE EMERGENCY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1973 | Hughes 269A | Alpine, Texas, United States | Plains Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 May 1973 | Hughes 269A | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Dixie Flight C | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1973 | Hughes 269A | Ft Collins, Colorado, United States | Valley Airpark | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1973 | Hughes 269B | Springfield, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Aug 1973 | Hughes 269B | Hart, Texas, United States | Plains Helicop | Fatal | - |
| 4 Sep 1973 | Hughes 269B | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Puget SD Helic | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |