Hughes 500 N2769
24 March 1980 · Stephensville, Maryland, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 March 1980, a Hughes 500 registered N2769, operated by Dept of Energy, was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Stephensville, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stephensville, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 500
- Registration
- N2769
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dept of Energy
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- Andrews Afb, Md → Middletown, de
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0422
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
HELICOPTER MISSING IN CHESAPEAKE BAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1980 | Hughes 500D | Dione, Kentucky, United States | Alla Ohio Avia | Serious injuries | - |
| 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 | - |