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Hughes 269C N8988F

26 June 1981 · Ennis, Montana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 June 1981 at about 05:10 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N8988F, operated by Rawhide Helico, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Ennis, Montana, 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 05:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Ennis, Montana, United States
Nearest airport
Big Sky
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Hughes 269C
Registration
N8988F
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Rawhide Helico
Operating rule
Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight
Ferry
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Billings, Mt
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dawn
NTSB number
3-3312

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

D/A APRX 6200FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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