# Incident 19820905069659I: Hughes 269C, Bejou, MN, September 5, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1982, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bejou, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4429° N, 95.9727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bejou, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4429&lon=-95.9727&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9668F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9668F-2000-01-05) (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: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820905069659I

## Narrative

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

PILOT INDUCED ENGINE OVERSPEED BY DECLUTCHING ROTORS ABOVE 1600 RPM. ENGINE OVERSPEED FRACTURED LOWER PULLEY SHAFT.

## Other reports on N9668F (1)

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

- [Accident 19840613026389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840613026389A), Jun 13, 1984: Hughes 269C (N9668F), Boyd, MN, Substantial damage. Ag pilot was distracted and forgot about wire at the end of field. Helicopter collided with wire and crashed.

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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