# Accident 19820712027289A: Hughes 269A, Davidson, MI, July 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1982, 16:40 local time
- Place: Davidson, MI
- Airport: Davison Genova
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8902F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8902F-1983-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 71 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820712027289A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING PEDAL TURN DURING HOVER. ROTATION SPEED INCREASED AND HELICOPTER STRUCK GROUND AND ROLLED.

## 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 CHI82DA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA245), Jul 12, 1982: Hughes 269A (N8902F), Davison, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8902F (1)

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

- [Accident 19740427011879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740427011879A), Apr 27, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8902F), Imlay City, MI, Substantial damage. T/r blade separated.t/r drive shaft twisted. Object struck by t/r not identified.

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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