Hughes 500C N9090F
2 September 1979 · Alakanuk, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 September 1979 at about 10:25 local time, a Hughes 500C registered N9090F, operated by Intl Air Trans, was involved in an accident during in flight near Alakanuk, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alakanuk, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 500C
- Registration
- N9090F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Intl Air Trans
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3875
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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
FUEL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT SPLINES WORN.AD 78-14-08 NCW.ENG PWR LOST DRG HOVER AT APRX 50FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1979 | Hughes 500D | Marble, Colorado, United States | HI Co Helo | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1979 | Hughes 500C | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Trans Air SW | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1979 | Hughes 500A | Longmont, Colorado, United States | Hoffman Pilot | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1978 | Hughes 500C | Cuba, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1980 | Hughes 500 | Stephensville, Maryland, United States | Dept of Energy | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Mar 1978 | Hughes 500C | Lasalle, Colorado, United States | AG Helicopters | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |