Hughes 269B N9457F
29 July 1978 · Swainboro, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 July 1978 at about 17:30 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9457F was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Swainboro, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Swainboro, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9457F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2201
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
ON TOUCHDOWN HELICOPTER BOUNCED AND FELL OFF SIDE OF PLATFORM.
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 | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
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