# Accident 19820729032739A: Hughes 269A, Westfield, MA, July 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1982, 13:10 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1579° N, 72.7159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1579&lon=-72.7159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8782F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8782F) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 37 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820729032739A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER DURING A HOVER PEDAL TURN. ABORTED FLIGHT. SIDE LOAD GROUND IMPACT COLLAPSED RIGHT STRUT

## 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 NYC82DA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA172), Jul 29, 1982: Hughes 269A (N8782F), Westfield, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8782F (2)

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

- [Accident 19840319006859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840319006859A), Mar 19, 1984: Hughes 269A (N8782F), Supply, NC, Substantial damage. Encountered thick fog. Flew into trees trying to obtain ground contact.
- [Accident 19760817029429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760817029429A), Aug 17, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8782F), MA, Substantial damage

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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