# Accident 19840829044449A: Hughes 269C, Witts Springs, AR, August 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1984, 15:15 local time
- Place: Witts Springs, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7792° N, 92.8298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7792&lon=-92.8298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7487F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7487F-2007-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,128 total, 138 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840829044449A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER SETTLED WITH POWER DURING AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT AND CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## 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 MKC84LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA265), Aug 29, 1984: Hughes 269C (N7487F), Witts Springs, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7487F (2)

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

- [Accident 20050622034209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050622034209A), Jun 22, 2005: Hughes 269C (N7487F), Bruceville, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On June 22, 2005, at approximately 1945 local, a Hughes, HU-269-C helicopter was destroyed during a 14 CFR part 61 instruction flight in the vicinity of…
- [Accident 19810503032269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503032269A), May 3, 1981: Hughes 269C (N7487F), Ridgley, TN, Substantial damage. Engine quit at low altitude returning to base. Hard landing damaged helicopter. Engine problem unknown.

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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