# Accident 19861210070919A: Hughes 269B, Cross Plaines, IN, December 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1986, 13:35 local time
- Place: Cross Plaines, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9401° N, 85.2204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9401&lon=-85.2204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8982F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8982F-1988-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,600 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87MA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87MA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861210070919A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE DURING A POWERLINE PATROL. CRASHED AND BURNED. WIRE IMPACT AT AREA OF CROSSING POWERLINES.

## 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 CHI87MA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87MA053), Dec 10, 1986: Hughes 269B (N8982F), Cross Plaines, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N8982F (1)

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

- [Accident 19820901043269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820901043269A), Sep 1, 1982: Hughes 269C (N8982F), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Helicopter touched down nose high and moving rearward while landing in poor visibility. Skids dug in, rotors hit.

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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