# Accident 19910514015769A: Hughes 269B, Grand Ronde, OR, May 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Grand Ronde, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NKVG
- Location: 45.0608° N, 123.6498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0608&lon=-123.6498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9506F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9506F-2013-10-31) (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 HIO360B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910514015769A

## Narrative

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

ON GROUND WITH ROTORS IDLING WHILE CHEMICAL WAS LOADING. LEANED FORWARD. HIT CYCLIC. MAIN ROTORS HIT CHEMICAL TRUCK

## 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 SEA91LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA104), May 14, 1991: Hughes 269B (N9506F), Grand Ronde, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY INTERFERED WITH THE CONTROLS.

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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