Hughes 269C N8968F
20 November 1974 · Greenwich, Kansas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 November 1974 at about 10:30 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N8968F, operated by Wichita Police, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Greenwich, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenwich, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N8968F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wichita Police
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Wichita, Kans → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3876
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
IP DEMO PRACTICE AUTOROTATIONS.OVERSHOT SPOT T/DIN WHEATFIELD BTWN RNWYS, ACFT ROCKED FWD ON SKIDS
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 | - |
| 25 Apr 1974 | Hughes 269B | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | Murrayair Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1974 | Hughes 269A-1 | Imlay City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
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| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |