Hughes 269B N9483F
22 July 1995 · Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 July 1995 at about 21:30 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9483F was involved in an accident near Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Evergreen Heliport (P-48)
- Coordinates
- 41.5696, -75.2501
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9483F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC95LA170
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Corrosion and subsequent failure of the attaching lugs for the left (4H) shock strut assembly, which resulted in collapse of the landing gear/skid.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that after takeoff from the heliport, 'He felt a low frequency vibration.' He elected to return to the heliport to determine the cause of the vibration. After the pilot landed, he had the collective positioned to full down when the helicopter began a violent forward and aft gyration. The main rotors struck the ground. Examination of the landing skids revealed that the left (4H) shock strut assembly had separated from the landing skid due to severe exfoiliation corrosion at both attaching lugs. All three remaining struts were attached.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1995 | Hughes 269C | Redlands, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1995 | Hughes 269C | Dumont, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1995 | Hughes 269C | Crete, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1995 | Hughes 269A | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 May 1995 | Hughes 269C | Lamont, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1995 | Hughes 269B | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 18 Jan 1995 | Agusta A109C | Jackson Twp, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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