# Incident 19830206014769I: Hughes 269B, Wall, SD, February 6, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1983, 15:05 local time
- Place: Wall, SD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9941° N, 102.2449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wall, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9941&lon=-102.2449&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9425F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9425F-2001-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,952 total, 102 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830206014769I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER ON A SIMULATED NO TAIL ROTOR LANDING AT A HEIGHT OF TWO FEET. STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N9425F (1)

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

- [Accident 19980807020169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980807020169A), Aug 7, 1998: Hughes 269B (N9425F), Uvalde, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter was working cattle when it lost power. (.4) after positioning the helicopter for takeoff (where he had successfully operated the helicopter from on…

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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