Hughes 269B N5918F
19 June 1974 · Reidsville, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 June 1974 at about 09:30 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N5918F, operated by John Smith Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Reidsville, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reidsville, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Warfs
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N5918F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John Smith Inc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Eden, Nc → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1704
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
BOYS ON BRIDGE WAVED TO HELICOPTER.MAN WEARING GLASSES WAVING BACK WHEN ACFT HIT WIRES.
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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