Hughes 269A N9308F
28 September 1985 · Winchester, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 1985 at about 21:30 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N9308F was involved in an accident near Winchester, Kentucky, 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winchester, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.9892, -84.1799
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N9308F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Winchester → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL85LA287
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
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FOR HOVER TRAINING. AS THE PILOT WAS APPLYING COLLECTIVE TORQUE, THE STUDENT SAID, HE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. THERE WERE NO SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES REPORTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1985 | Hughes 269C | Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1985 | Hughes 269C | Elma, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1985 | Hughes 269C | Chapman, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1985 | Hughes 269A | Marco Island, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1985 | Hughes 269C | Center Village, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1985 | Hughes 269B | Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States | Bill Pirschel | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28 | Payne Gap, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Hopkinsvile, Kentucky, United States | Landmark Realty, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1985 | Champion 7FC | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172E | Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1985 | Cessna 182L | Falmouth, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1985 | Cessna 140 | Hawesville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |