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Hughes 269B N9329F

7 June 1979 · Canistota, South Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 June 1979 at about 21:20 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9329F was involved in an accident during in flight near Canistota, South Dakota, 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 21:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Canistota, South Dakota, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Hughes 269B
Registration
N9329F
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0897

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

SPLINES ON LOWER DRIVE SHAFT, P/N269A5504-3, SHEARED.950 HRS TOTAL ON FAILED PART.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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