Hughes 269C N8975F
16 February 1974 · Boise City, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 February 1974 at about 17:00 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N8975F, operated by Hughes Helicop, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Boise City, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board. In all, 2 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground, and 1 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boise City, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boise City Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N8975F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hughes Helicop
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Lamar, Colo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0636
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CLIMBING L TURN ACROSS ACTIVE RWY.NOT MONITORINGUNICOM.HIT ACFT ON FINAL APCH.
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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