Hughes 269A N8823F
30 December 1974 · Bettendorf, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 December 1974 at about 12:50 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N8823F was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Bettendorf, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bettendorf, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N8823F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4159
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
HELICOPTER SLIDING SLOWLY ON GND DEVELOPED SEVERE VIBRATION DRG L/O.GR DAMPERS FND TO BE FLAT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1974 | Hughes 269C | Key West, Florida, United States | Jacksonville H | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 May 1974 | Hughes 269B | Redwood Cty, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jul 1974 | Hughes 269A | Shelby, North Carolina, United States | Cleveland Aeri | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1974 | Hughes 269B | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | Hasco | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1974 | Hughes 269C | Greenwich, Kansas, United States | Wichita Police | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1974 | Hughes 269B | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | Murrayair Ltd. | No injuries | - |
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