Hughes 269B N9341F
23 August 1973 · Hart, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 August 1973 at about 18:00 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9341F, operated by Plains Helicop, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hart, Texas, United States. One person was on board. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hart, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Truck Platform
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9341F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Plains Helicop
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2207
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
COTTER PIN MSNG ALLOWD T/R SHAFT SEPARATION.ACFTROTATED R, HIT TRUCK. M/R BLADE HIT GRND CREWMAN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| 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 |
| 4 Sep 1973 | Hughes 269B | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Puget SD Helic | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1973 | Hughes 269A | Eatonville, Washington, United States | HI Life Helico | No injuries | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |