# Accident 19890831033129A: Hughes 269C, Parkersburg, WV, August 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Parkersburg, WV
- Airport: Wood County Airport Gill Robb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3450° N, 81.4393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3450&lon=-81.4393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58281, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58281) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-D1A (registry code 41893, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-d1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,854 total, 144 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831033129A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED CYCLIC TO RISE WHILE SHUTING DOWN ON LANDING. HELICOPTER ROSE AND SPUN TO LEFT. ROTORS HIT CAUSED ROLLOVER.

## 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 BFO89LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA078), Aug 31, 1989: Hughes 269C (N58281), Parkersburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT USE (MOVEMENT) OF THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL DURING ENGINE OPERATION BEFORE SHUTDOWN, AND A SUBSEQUENT LIFT-OFF, LOSS OF CONTROL, ROLL OVER, AND COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N58281 (1)

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

- [Accident 19801125071429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801125071429A), Nov 25, 1980: Hughes 269C (N58281), Whitehouse, NJ, Substantial damage. Engine lost rpms. Made hard autorotaion landing. Found water in fuel.

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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