# Accident 19960810022279A: Hughes 269A, Cottondale, FL, August 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1996, 14:25 local time
- Place: Cottondale, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7909° N, 85.3695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7909&lon=-85.3695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8784F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8784F-1997-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,554 total, 1,280 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810022279A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED ON MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT VIBRATION AND ROTOR FLAPPING. CRASHED. DAMPERS HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.

## 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 MIA96LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA209), Aug 10, 1996: Hughes 269A (N8784F), Cottondale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper assembly of the main rotor blade dampners by a mechanic which resulted in the helicopter being damaged by ground resonance.

## Other reports on N8784F (1)

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

- [Accident 19890317004129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890317004129A), Mar 17, 1989: Hughes 269A (N8784F), Malibu, CA. Passenger broke loose from ground handler, jumped and threw up her hands. Idling rotors cut off her thumb and finger

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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