Hughes 269C N7497F

Summary

On 11 September 1981 at about 15:05 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N7497F, operated by Carl E.smith I, was involved in an accident during in flight near Falls Mill, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 September 1981 at 15:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Falls Mill, West Virginia, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Hughes 269C

Registration

N7497F

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Carl E.smith I

Operating rule

Corporate/Executive

Purpose of flight

Aerial Survey

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Sutton, Wv → Local

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-3191

2 people died.

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

PLT & SHERIFF SEARCHING FOR MARIJUANA FLDS, HIT PWR LNS BTN 2 HILLS.PWR LN 300FT ABV ROAD BTN HILLS

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.