Hughes 269B N9557F
1 March 1981 · Valdosta, Georgia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 March 1981 at about 19:00 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9557F was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Valdosta, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Valdosta, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Valdosta
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9557F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Lake City, Fl → Atlanta, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0266
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
STARTED SPINNING DRG DOWNWIND TURN.AUTOROTATED TO STOP SPIN.
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 15 Aug 1981 | Hughes 269A-1 | Sale City, Georgia, United States | Broome Helicop | No injuries | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |