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Hughes 269C N300DS

6 January 1984 · Almo, Idaho, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 January 1984 at about 17:45 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N300DS was involved in an accident near Almo, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Almo, Idaho, United States
Coordinates
42.0597, -113.5906
Aircraft
Hughes 269C
Registration
N300DS
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA84LA035

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

THE PLT STATED, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART WITH VISIBILITY OF 1/8 TO 1/4 MI IN FOG. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE VISIBILITY DROPPED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 100 FT. HE ATTEMPTED A SLOW RUNING LANDING AND LANDED HARD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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