Hughes 269C N7473F
7 September 1980 · Rockford, Minnesota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 September 1980 at about 13:30 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N7473F, operated by Rotor-Aire, Inc, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rockford, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rockford, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N7473F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rotor-Aire, Inc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2678
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
HIT CHAIN LINK FENCE NEAR OPEN GATE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 1 Jun 1980 | Hughes 269C | Willmar, Minnesota, United States | L.schwanke | No injuries | - |
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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 | - |