Hughes 269A N8880F
28 March 1976 · Richmond, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 March 1976 at about 16:30 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N8880F was involved in an accident during static near Richmond, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Richmond, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Home Hangar
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N8880F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0536
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
FUEL STRAINER BRACKET FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 1976 | Hughes 269A | West Charlestn, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1976 | Hughes 269B | Renton, Washington, United States | Olympic Helico | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1976 | Hughes 269A | Castroville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1976 | Hughes 269C | Lampasas, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1976 | Hughes 269C | Clutier, Iowa, United States | Commercial COP | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1976 | Hughes 269B | Long Beach, California, United States | Southland Heli | No injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |