# Accident 19840613026389A: Hughes 269C, Boyd, MN, June 13, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1984, 20:55 local time
- Place: Boyd, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.8500° N, 95.9006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8500&lon=-95.9006&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: 3,642 total, 195 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840613026389A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT WAS DISTRACTED AND FORGOT ABOUT WIRE AT THE END OF FIELD. HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH WIRE AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI84LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA237), Jun 14, 1984: Hughes 269C (N9668F), Boyd, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9668F (1)

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

- [Incident 19820905069659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820905069659I), Sep 5, 1982: Hughes 269C (N9668F), Bejou, MN, Minor damage. Pilot induced engine overspeed by declutching rotors above 1600 RPM. Engine overspeed fractured lower pulley shaft.

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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