Hughes 269A N444E
3 April 1976 · West Charlestn, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 April 1976 at about 13:40 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N444E was involved in an accident during in flight near West Charlestn, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Charlestn, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N444E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Xenia, Oh → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0715
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
PAX LEANING OUT TAKING PICTURES, HAD LEG DRAPED OVR COLLECTIVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 1 Sep 1976 | Hughes 269B | Holmes Beach, Florida, United States | Manatee County | 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 | - |