Hughes 269A N8892F
26 June 1975 · Atwood, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 June 1975 at about 20:45 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N8892F, operated by Sunflower Air, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Atwood, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atwood, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Heli Loading Area
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N8892F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sunflower Air
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1540
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
ENG ROTOR RPM DECAYED AFTER L/O.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1975 | Hughes 269A | Astoria, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1975 | Hughes 269B | Flint, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1975 | Hughes 269B | Torrance, California, United States | Peninsula Avia | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1975 | Hughes 269C | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Wichita Police | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1975 | Hughes 269C | Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States | Cape Central A | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Hughes 269A | Rossville, Kansas, United States | Gilbert Arthur | Serious injuries | - |
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