# Accident 19830428067909A: Hughes 269B, Forgan, OK, April 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1983, 20:00 local time
- Place: Forgan, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9007° N, 100.5300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9007&lon=-100.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9484F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9484F-2025-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360 series (registry code 41881, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830428067909A

## Narrative

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

HOOKED A SKID WHILE HOVERING TO LAND ON A PLATFORM. HELICOPTER ROLLED OFF THE PLATFORM.

## 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 FTW83LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA211), Apr 29, 1983: Hughes 269B (N9484F), Forgan, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9484F (2)

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

- [Accident 20130723014809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130723014809A), Jul 23, 2013: Hughes 269B (N9484F), Lewiston, ID, Substantial damage. N9484F, a 1968 Hughes 269B helicopter received substantial damage to the tailboom, tailrotor driveshaft, and main rotor blades as the result of an unsucessful…
- [Incident 19780616046099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780616046099I), Jun 16, 1978: Hughes 269/ (N9484F), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Helicopter hit birds on final approach. Plexiglass bubble shattered.

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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