# Accident 19870128001209A: Hughes 269C, Antrim, NH, January 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: Antrim, NH
- Airport: Feather
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0440° N, 71.9510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Antrim, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0440&lon=-71.9510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3624J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3624J-1989-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 277 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870128001209A

## Narrative

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

THE TAIL ROTOR HIT A SNOWBANK DURING HOVER. HELICOPTER WENT OUT OF CONTROL. INSTRUCTOR GIVING AN INTRODUCTORY RIDE.

## 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 NYC87LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA069), Jan 28, 1987: Hughes 269D (N3624J), Antrim, NH, substantial damage

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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