# Accident 19840703029839A: Hughes 269B, Eden Praire, MN, July 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1984, 14:30 local time
- Place: Eden Praire, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9098° N, 93.2908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9098&lon=-93.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9487F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9487F-2023-01-20) (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: 791 total, 219 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840703029839A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MADE A SUDDEN PULL BACK ON THE CYLIC CAUSING A TAIL ROTOR AND MAIN ROTOR STRIKES. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 CHI84LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA274), Jul 3, 1984: Hughes 269B (N9487F), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9487F (2)

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

- [Incident 19871205080729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205080729I), Dec 5, 1987: Hughes 269B (N9487F), Hugo, MN, Minor damage. While accelerating to translational lift, engine quit. Landed on front part of skid. Had a tail rotor blade strike.
- [Accident 19741030036179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741030036179A), Oct 30, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9487F), Waterloo, IA, Substantial damage. Practicing quick stops.

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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