Hughes 269B N9310F
3 September 1979 · Flint, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1979 at about 15:04 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9310F was involved in an accident during in flight near Flint, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Flint, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9310F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2407
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
DROPPING MINIATURE PARACHUTES.PAX ATTEMPTED TO SEPARATE BUNDLE, CHUTES BLEW OUT INTO DRIVE SHAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1979 | Hughes 269A | Vineland, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1979 | Hughes 269C | Garden City, Kansas, United States | Henkle Drillin | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1979 | Hughes 269B | Mobile, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1979 | Hughes 269C | Eckley, Colorado, United States | Chemair Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1979 | Hughes 269C | Hurtsboro, Alabama, United States | H.m.s.farms | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1979 | Hughes 269B | Sanderson, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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