Hughes 369HS N8305F
22 June 2010 · Paicines, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 June 2010 at about 21:30 local time, a Hughes 369HS registered N8305F, operated by Del Rio Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Paicines, California, United States. 4 people were 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Paicines, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.7114, -121.2756
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369HS
- Registration
- N8305F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Del Rio Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Paso Robles → Concord
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10LA308
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
An in-flight fire for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he had been airborne for a little over an hour and was at an altitude of 3,000 feet and cruising at 100 knots. The pilot stated that he smelled smoke and felt an unusual vibration. The pilot immediately made a precautionary landing in a parking lot. As he and his passengers were exiting the helicopter, the pilot noted a fire. The pilot was unable to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher and the helicopter was subsequently consumed. Due to the extensive thermal damage, postaccident examination of the helicopter by two Federal Aviation Administration inspectors could not determine the source of the fire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2010 | Hughes 369 | Naples, Florida, United States | Collier Mosquito Control District | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 2010 | Hughes 369D | Kooskia, Idaho, United States | Idaho Fish and Game | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2010 | Hughes 369 | Minsk, Belarus | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 2009 | Hughes 369 | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | Utility Helicopters Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Mar 2011 | Hughes 369D | Meeker, Colorado, United States | Quicksilver Air Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 2009 | Hughes 369D | Lee, Massachusetts, United States | Air2 LLC | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2010 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B | Courtland, California, United States | Walter Avery | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2010 | Cessna 172P | Camarillo Airport, California, United States | Channel Islands Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-30 | Merced, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA | Long Beach, California, United States | Temco Sky Networks | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Rans COYOTE II S6 | Lincoln, California, United States | Michael S. Gorden | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Oct 2010 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) | Palm Springs, California, United States | Kent Thomas | No injuries | - |