# Accident 19741230041869A: Hughes 269A, Bettendorf, IA, December 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1974
- Place: Bettendorf, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Location: 41.5670° N, 90.4770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettendorf, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5670&lon=-90.4770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8823F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8823F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,662 total, 62 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741230041869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HELICOPTER SLIDING SLOWLY ON GND DEVELOPED SEVERE VIBRATION DRG L/O.GR DAMPERS FND TO BE FLAT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC75FCD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD29), Dec 30, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8823F), Bettendorf, IA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8823F (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880905063729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905063729A), Sep 5, 1988: Hughes 269A (N8823F), Saluda, SC, Substantial damage. Failed to make a power recovery after a practice autorotation. Helicopter hit ground. Rotors chopped tail boom.
- [Accident 19750914028749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750914028749A), Sep 14, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8823F), Howell, MI, Substantial damage. MN rotor blade cut off 6FT of tail pylon.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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