# Accident 19820901043269A: Hughes 269C, Louisville, KY, September 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1982, 08:20 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Standiford Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8982F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8982F-1988-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,102 total, 7,883 in this make and model, 342 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820901043269A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN NOSE HIGH AND MOVING REARWARD WHILE LANDING IN POOR VISIBILITY. SKIDS DUG IN, ROTORS HIT.

## 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 ATL82DA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA258), Sep 1, 1982: Hughes 269C (N8982F), Louisville, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8982F (1)

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

- [Accident 19861210070919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861210070919A), Dec 10, 1986: Hughes 269B (N8982F), Cross Plaines, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck a powerline during a powerline patrol. Crashed and burned. Wire impact at area of crossing powerlines.

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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