Hughes 269C N8659F
31 October 1981 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 October 1981 at about 14:14 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N8659F, operated by Mid-State Heci, was involved in an accident during in flight near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fulton County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N8659F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mid-State Heci
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Advertising
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2060
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
DRG PASS FOR BANNER DROP, BANNER CAUGHT ON WING OF PARKED CONVAIR 340, HELICOPTER YAWED & CRASHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 1981 | Hughes 269C | Billings, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1981 | Hughes 269C | Ennis, Montana, United States | Rawhide Helico | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1981 | Hughes 269B | Valdosta, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1981 | Hughes 269B | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1981 | Hughes 269C | Moab, Utah, United States | Arrowhead Heli | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1981 | Hughes 269A-1 | Sale City, Georgia, United States | Broome Helicop | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |