Hughes 500D N9163F
11 January 1980 · Dione, Kentucky, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 January 1980 at about 12:45 local time, a Hughes 500D registered N9163F, operated by Alla Ohio Avia, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Dione, Kentucky, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dione, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 500D
- Registration
- N9163F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alla Ohio Avia
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Gray Knob, Ky → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0067
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 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
PLT'S FIRST LNDG AT HLPT. 200' WIRES NOT MARKED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 1980 | Hughes 500 | Stephensville, Maryland, United States | Dept of Energy | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Aug 1980 | Hughes 500C | Sitka, Alaska, United States | Raven Copters | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Hughes 500 | Vernal, Utah, United States | Stevenson Cons | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Aug 1980 | Hughes 500D | Manistee, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1981 | Hughes 500D | Farewell, Alaska, United States | Rocky MTN Heli | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1979 | Hughes 500C | Alakanuk, Alaska, United States | Intl Air Trans | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |