Hughes 269B N9397F
26 October 1980 · Girard, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 October 1980 at about 09:00 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9397F was involved in an accident during in flight near Girard, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Girard, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9397F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2970
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
HERDING CATTLE.TAIL ROTOR BLADES FAILED WHILE HOVERING OVR TALL BRUSH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1980 | Hughes 269C | Rockford, Minnesota, United States | Rotor-Aire, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1980 | Hughes 269B | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Hasco | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 May 1980 | Hughes 269C | Martin, Tennessee, United States | Erwin Grain | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1980 | Hughes 269C | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | Discover Air I | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Hughes 269C | Miami, Florida, United States | Caribe AVN. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1980 | Hughes 269C | Inglis, Florida, United States | Agtec Internat | No injuries | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
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 | - |