Hughes 500C N9186F
10 October 1979 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 October 1979 at about 18:30 local time, a Hughes 500C registered N9186F, operated by Trans Air SW, was involved in an accident during in flight near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 500C
- Registration
- N9186F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Trans Air SW
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3418
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
HI-PRESS FILTER HVLY CONTAMINATED.FILTER BY-PASSVALVE SWITCH FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1979 | Hughes 500C | Alakanuk, Alaska, United States | Intl Air Trans | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1979 | Hughes 500D | Marble, Colorado, United States | HI Co Helo | 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 | - |