Hughes 269B N54HB
6 August 1978 · Long Beach, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 6 August 1978 at about 10:10 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N54HB, operated by CTY Huntng BCH, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Long Beach, California, 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 10:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Long Beach
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N54HB
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- CTY Huntng BCH
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1937
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
A/C TRAS TO FWD FLT FRM 4'HOVER.SKIDS SNAGGED BRUSH, A/C ROLLED OVER, TAIL BOOM AND BLADES SEPARTED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1978 | Hughes 269A | Williamsfield, Illinois, United States | Rainbow Helico | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Hughes 269B | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Oasis Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1978 | Hughes 269C | The Dalles, Oregon, United States | Hoverburg Heli | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1978 | Hughes 269B | Sun City, Arizona, United States | Sun Helcopter | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1978 | Hughes 269B | Taholah, Washington, United States | Exploration HE | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Hughes 269C | Derry, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |