Aviation Crash Map

Hughes 269A N8934F

7 July 1974 · Shelby, North Carolina, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 7 July 1974 at about 09:30 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N8934F, operated by Cleveland Aeri, was involved in an accident during in flight near Shelby, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 09:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Shelby, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Hughes 269A
Registration
N8934F
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Cleveland Aeri
Operating rule
Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1844

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 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

STRUCK A TERRACE IN DENSE COTTON.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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