Hughes 269C N9294F
2 November 1994 · Garden City, Kansas, United States · Unknown
Summary
On 2 November 1994 at about 21:15 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N9294F was involved in an accident near Garden City, Kansas, United States. The number of people on board was not recorded. 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 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Garden City, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.9691, -100.8600
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N9294F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI95LA029
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not recorded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
inadvertant engagement of the rotor drive system, while the helicopter had been left unattended by the pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT LEFT THE HELICOPTER UNATTENDED WITH THE ENGINE AT IDLE AND THE ROTOR SYSTEM DISENGAGED. WHILE UNATTENDED, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED, AND THE ROTOR SYSTEM DRIVE BELTS ENGAGED. THE UNPILOTED HELICOPTER MOVED ACROSS THE GROUND, STRUCK A POLE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. POST-CRASH INSPECTION REVEALED THE COLLECTIVE IN THE FULL UP POSITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 1994 | Hughes 269C | Livingston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1994 | Hughes 269C | Merced, California, United States | William C. Moore | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1994 | Hughes 269A | Monticello, Arkansas, United States | Ark-la-Tex Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1994 | Hughes 269A | Aripeka, Florida, United States | Pasco County Sheriff's Dept. | Unknown | - |
| 1 Aug 1994 | Hughes 269A | Leander, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1994 | Hughes 269C | Puunene, Maui, Hawaii, United States | James C. Hobbs | No injuries | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1994 | Cessna 182E | Garden City, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1994 | Robert O Ely STARDUSTER-II SA300 | Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 1994 | Piper PA-25-235 | Tribune, Kansas, United States | Arlie L. Aeschliman | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1994 | Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18 DROMADER | Colby, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1994 | Beechcraft 33 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1994 | Piper PA-38-112 | Inman, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |