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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A-1 · Coal Valley, IL · July 10, 1985

Date: July 10, 1985 · 18:45 local
Place: Coal Valley, IL
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8951F
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI85LA280
Reported as: Hughes 269A1
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360B1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 477 total469 in this make and model105 in the last 90 days

N8951FRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2002 · Hughes 269A-1S/N 15-0027 · Built 1965 Airframe modelHughes 269A-1 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During spray turn, aircraft struck corn crop and lost directional control. Landed hard. Spark plugs fouled.

As the FAA filed it

DURING SPRAY TURN, AIRCRAFT STRUCK CORN CROP AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. LANDED HARD. SPARK PLUGS FOULED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI85LA280Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCoal Valley, ILDuring an aerial application run the plt reported a 'split second loss of power.' He lost directional control of the helicopter and it settled into tall corn. Impact resulted in loss of the main rotor blades, severence of the tail cone and separation of the…Jul 10, 1985 · Substantial damage