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FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Oshkosh, NE · October 10, 1998

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Date
October 10, 1998 · 16:00 local
Place
Oshkosh, NE
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N151KC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI99LA006
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,928 total78 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N151KCRegistered now · Schweizer 269CS/N S1752 · Built 1997Airframe modelSchweizer 269CEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter was making a low level descending turn into the wind when it struck hilly terrain and rolled over. (.19) on October 13, 1998, at 1615 mountain daylight time, a Schweizer 269C, N151KC, oeprated by a private pilot, collided with the terrain following a loss of control while maneuvering over open land 15 miles east of Oshkosh, Nebraska. The private pilot was not injured. The helicopter was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from Oshkosh, Nebraska, at 1530 MDT. (.4) the pilot was checking cattle while flying over 'choppy' terrain at an altitude of 150 to 175 feet above the ground. He was flying to the southeast then made a turn to the northeast (downwind) and had just started a turn back to the southeast when the helicopter began to settle. The helicopter impacted uneven terrain and rolled over to the left. The pilot reported the winds were from the south southeast at 20 knots with slight gusts at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER WAS MAKING A LOW LEVEL DESCENDING TURN INTO THE WIND WHEN IT STRUCK HILLY TERRAIN AND ROLLED OVER. (.19) ON OCTOBER 13, 1998, AT 1615 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A SCHWEIZER 269C, N151KC, OEPRATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING OVER OPEN LAND 15 MILES EAST OF OSHKOSH, NEBRASKA. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM OSHKOSH, NEBRASKA, AT 1530 MDT. (.4) THE PILOT WAS CHECKING CATTLE WHILE FLYING OVER 'CHOPPY' TERRAIN AT AN ALTITUDE OF 150 TO 175 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. HE WAS FLYING TO THE SOUTHEAST THEN MADE A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST (DOWNWIND) AND HAD JUST STARTED A TURN BACK TO THE SOUTHEAST WHEN THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SETTLE. THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED UNEVEN TERRAIN AND ROLLED OVER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS WITH SLIGHT GUSTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI99LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOshkosh, NEthe pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors associated with the accident were the high winds, low altitude at which the pilot was maneuvering and the uneven terrain which the helicopter contacted.Oct 10, 1998 · Substantial damage