# Incident 19871205080729I: Hughes 269B, Hugo, MN, December 5, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1987, 13:55 local time
- Place: Hugo, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1600° N, 92.9933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hugo, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1600&lon=-92.9933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9487F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9487F-2023-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 300 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205080729I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ACCELERATING TO TRANSLATIONAL LIFT, ENGINE QUIT. LANDED ON FRONT PART OF SKID. HAD A TAIL ROTOR BLADE STRIKE.

## Other reports on N9487F (2)

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

- [Accident 19840703029839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840703029839A), Jul 3, 1984: Hughes 269B (N9487F), Eden Praire, MN, Substantial damage. Student made a sudden pull back on the cylic causing a tail rotor and main rotor strikes. Helicopter rolled over.
- [Accident 19741030036179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741030036179A), Oct 30, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9487F), Waterloo, IA, Substantial damage. Practicing quick stops.

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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