# Accident 19950722024659A: Hughes 269B, Honesdale, PA, July 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1995, 17:30 local time
- Place: Honesdale, PA
- Airport: Kittners Evergreen Heliport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5696° N, 75.2501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5696&lon=-75.2501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9483F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9483F-1998-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950722024659A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. ON GROUND ENGINE AND ROTORS IDLING. SEVERE FORWARD AND AFT GYRATION.STRUT COLLAPSED

## 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 NYC95LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA170), Jul 22, 1995: Hughes 269B (N9483F), Honesdale, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: Corrosion and subsequent failure of the attaching lugs for the left (4H) shock strut assembly, which resulted in collapse of the landing gear/skid.

## Other reports on N9483F (1)

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

- [Accident 19770123001299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770123001299A), Jan 23, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9483F), Gaithersburg, MD, 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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