# Accident 19960217002099A: Hughes 269A, Dallas, TX, February 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1996, 19:58 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Addison Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8099° N, 96.8794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8099&lon=-96.8794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8897F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8897F-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960217002099A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER LIFTED OFF PAD AND FLIPPED OVER. (-23) ON FEBRUARY 16, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1958 CST A HUGHES 269A, N8897F CRASHED ON THE RAMP AT THE ADDISON AIRPORT, ADDISON, TX, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT OFF. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 FTW96LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA125), Feb 17, 1996: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the unqualified helicopter pilot to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors relating to the accident were: his lack of total experience in helicopters and his improper decision to…

## Other reports on N8897F (4)

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

- [Accident 20100531005139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100531005139A), May 31, 2010: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Cannon Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that he was flying to visit a friend when the helicopter started vibrating abnormally. He then decided to land in a nearby corn field so he…
- [Incident 19900422019159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900422019159I), Apr 22, 1990: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Eustace, TX. Tail vibration. Unable to control yaw. Landed in lake. Abrasion strip on rotor blade had come loose.
- [Accident 19770811029689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770811029689A), Aug 11, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Mt.Meigs, AL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760403009209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760403009209A), Apr 3, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Comer, GA, 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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