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Hughes 269C N9665F

3 October 1975 · Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 3 October 1975 at about 15:12 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N9665F, operated by Cape Central A, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. 3 people were 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 15:12
Classification
Accident
Location
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Hughes 269C
Registration
N9665F
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Cape Central A
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3116

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 1 2

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.

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DOWNWIND LDG-LOST CONTROL

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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