# Accident 19820626051839A: Hughes 269C, Canadian, TX, June 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1982, 13:10 local time
- Place: Canadian, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9097° N, 100.3839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canadian, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9097&lon=-100.3839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58407, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58407-2014-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820626051839A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS WET FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUDDER PEDAL DURING HOVERING. HELICOPTER SKID HIT GROUND, THEN ROLLED ON SIDE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N58407 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930526015279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930526015279A), May 26, 1993: Hughes 269C (N58407), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Local solo. Approach to hover then aerial taxi to tiedown. Backing up heel of skids hit tipped backwards. Blades hit

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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