UNK72X0110

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269 · Eucott Bay, Canada · July 10, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 10, 1972
Place
Eucott Bay, Canada · EUCOTT BAY,BC, Canada
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9622FHughes 269
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118270

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0039  72/7/10    EUCOTT BAY,BC,CAN   HUGHES 269          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 72, 11000
        TIME - 0630                    N9622F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIP HELIPAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUCOTT BAY,BC,CAN           LAKE 7MI NORTH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N9622F
Reported as
Hughes 269
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ship Helipad

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.