Hughes 269 N213MS
15 June 1993 · Valley City, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 June 1993 at about 12:30 local time, a Hughes 269 registered N213MS, operated by Kriedelcamp, JON, was involved in an accident near Valley City, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Valley City, North Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.9191, -98.0001
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269
- Registration
- N213MS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kriedelcamp, JON
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93LA208
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain clearance from a tree during an aerial application manuever.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS APPLYING HERBICIDE WITH THE HELICOPTER ON SLOPING TERRAIN WITH AN ISOLATED TREE NEARBY. HE APPROACHED THE TREE TO APPLY HERBICIDE AND INADVERTENTLY STRUCK A TREE BRANCH WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER AND IT CRASHED IN THE FIELD ADJACENT TO THE TREE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1993 | Hughes 269C | Van Nuys, California, United States | Orbic Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1993 | Hughes 269C | Folsom, California, United States | Stanley L. van Vleck | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1993 | Hughes 269A | Coldwater, Michigan, United States | Brooks Aero, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1993 | Hughes 269A | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Chappell Flight Service | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1993 | Hughes 269C | Tonawanda, New York, United States | Bucholtz Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Oct 1993 | Hughes 269B | Linville, North Carolina, United States | Peterson, William E. | No injuries | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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