Hughes 269A N8833F
1 November 1981 · Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 November 1981 at about 15:55 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N8833F was involved in an accident during in flight near Elizabethton, Tennessee, 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
- at 15:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N8833F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Johnson City, Tn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3170
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
AFT ENG LOST PWR, CLRD PWR LNS & DSNDD W HI VER VELOCITY.PLT NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO OR X-COUNTRY FLT
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 | - |
| 31 Oct 1981 | Hughes 269C | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Mid-State Heci | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1981 | Hughes 269C | Moab, Utah, United States | Arrowhead Heli | No injuries | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
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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 | - |