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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Apple Springs, TX · August 30, 1984

Date
August 30, 1984 · 10:45 local
Place
Apple Springs, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N48930
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW84LA376
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,905 total52 in this make and model102 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel during a burning operation. A strut dug into soft dirt during the forced landed causing a rollover.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING A BURNING OPERATION. A STRUT DUG INTO SOFT DIRT DURING THE FORCED LANDED CAUSING A ROLLOVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.