Hughes 369HS N9097F
5 March 1975 · Ballarat, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 March 1975 at about 16:30 local time, a Hughes 369HS registered N9097F, operated by Western Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ballarat, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ballarat, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369HS
- Registration
- N9097F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Western Helico
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Panamint Springs, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0820
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 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
PLT KNEW TAIL BOOM DMGD BFOR TKOF.CONT FLT.TAIL BOOM SEPARATED IN FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1975 | Hughes 369HS | Portland, Oregon, United States | Western Intern | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1975 | Hughes 369HS | Renton, Washington, United States | Alpine Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1975 | Hughes 369HS | Truckee, California, United States | Avenales Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1975 | Hughes 369 | Savannah, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1975 | Hughes 369HS | Long Beach, California, United States | W.coast FLT SC | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1975 | Hughes 369 | Mechanicsville, Maryland, United States | Steuart Petrol | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |