Hughes 369HS N9172F
2 September 1976 · Hawk Inlet, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 September 1976 at about 17:15 local time, a Hughes 369HS registered N9172F, operated by Temsco Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hawk Inlet, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hawk Inlet, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369HS
- Registration
- N9172F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Temsco Helicop
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Exploration Camp → Hawk Inlet, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-3955
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 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
RIDGES ON BOTH SIDES OF VALLEY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1976 | Hughes 369HS | Vinita, Oklahoma, United States | Leons Coal Co. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1976 | Hughes 369HS | Tygh Valley, Oregon, United States | Cody Logging C | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Aug 1976 | Hughes 369 | Intrcostl City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1976 | Hughes 369HS | Albright, West Virginia, United States | Rockville Mini | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1976 | Hughes 369HS | Angoon, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1976 | Hughes 369HS | Woodland, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |