Hughes 369HS N9031F
28 March 1973 · Point la Hache, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 March 1973 at about 08:27 local time, a Hughes 369HS registered N9031F, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Point la Hache, Louisiana, United States. 4 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 08:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Point la Hache, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369HS
- Registration
- N9031F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Harvey, la → Venice, la
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0838
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
FATIGUE FAILURE OF SPUR ADAPTER GR SHAFT-TO MISSDITCH, PLT HAD TO FLARE EARLY.LOW GRND SPEED LDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1973 | Hughes 369HS | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1973 | Hughes 369HS | Packwood, Washington, United States | Olympic Helico | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1973 | Hughes 369HS | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Helisolair Ltd | 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 | - |