Hughes 369HS N9043F
26 August 1973 · Packwood, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 August 1973 at about 12:55 local time, a Hughes 369HS registered N9043F, operated by Olympic Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Packwood, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Packwood, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369HS
- Registration
- N9043F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Olympic Helico
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4044
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 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.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1973 | Hughes 369HS | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1973 | Hughes 369HS | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Helisolair Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1973 | Hughes 369HS | Point la Hache, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1973 | Hughes 369HS | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Aviation Assoc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1973 | Hughes 369HS | North Bend, Washington, United States | Alpine Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 May 1972 | Hughes 369 | Harahan, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |