# Accident 19830421015269A: Hughes 269C, Albert Lea, MN, April 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Albert Lea, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.6543° N, 93.3641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albert Lea, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6543&lon=-93.3641&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7418F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,126 total, 115 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830421015269A

## Narrative

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

PULLED TOO MUCH POWER ON FLATBED LIFTOFF WITH A FULL AG LOAD. LOST ROTOR RPM. SETTLED INTO MUD AND CHOPPER BROKE UP

## 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 CHI83LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA175), Apr 21, 1983: Hughes 300C (N7418F), Hollandale, MN, destroyed

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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