Hughes 269A N8898F
1 June 1975 · Rossville, Kansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 June 1975 at about 07:40 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N8898F, operated by Gilbert Arthur, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rossville, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rossville, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N8898F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gilbert Arthur
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Silver Lake, Ks
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1351
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
INSUFFICIENT A/S OR ALT FOR AUTOROTATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| 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 | - |
| 6 Aug 1975 | Hughes 269B | Kennett, Missouri, United States | H L and H Ente | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
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