# Accident 19840520018719A: Hughes 269B, Toulon, IL, May 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1984, 13:38 local time
- Place: Toulon, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0907° N, 89.8594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0907&lon=-89.8594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9471F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9471F-2015-05-05) (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 HIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 120 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840520018719A

## Narrative

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

A FEED SACK BLOWN INTO ROTORS AT LOW ALTITUDE CAUSED VIBRATION. HELICOPTER NOSED UP AND ROLLED ON FORCED LANDING.

## 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 CHI84LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA203), May 20, 1984: Hughes 269B (N9471F), Toulon, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9471F (2)

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

- [Accident 20060503014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060503014319A), May 3, 2006: Hughes 269B (N9471F), Sullivan, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was cruising about 600' when he felt and heard a loud "bang" which was likely the left side tailboom brace breaking at the cluster fitting, which…
- [Accident 19750820027159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750820027159A), Aug 20, 1975: Hughes 269B (N9471F), Mumford, NY, Destroyed. Helo struck wires on tree-obscured poles drg swath run.

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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