Hughes 500C N9052F
12 August 1980 · Sitka, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1980 at about 08:35 local time, a Hughes 500C registered N9052F, operated by Raven Copters, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sitka, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sitka, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 500C
- Registration
- N9052F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Raven Copters
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Sitka, Ak → Round Robin & Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2356
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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
LANDING AREA IS RIM OF VOLCANO
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 1980 | Hughes 500 | Stephensville, Maryland, United States | Dept of Energy | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Jan 1980 | Hughes 500D | Dione, Kentucky, United States | Alla Ohio Avia | Serious 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 | - |