# Accident 20000503036839A: Hughes 269C, Aberdeen, SD, May 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2000, 17:50 local time
- Place: Aberdeen, SD
- Airport: Aberdeen Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4594° N, 98.4796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4594&lon=-98.4796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456EM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456EM-2002-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000503036839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MARTIN BEVING PIC AND SOLE OCCUOANT IN A HU-269C HELICOPTER, WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AND TERMINATE A LOCAL FLIGHT AT THE ABERDEEN AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING, HE DEVELOPED OR EXPERIENCED CONDITIONS THAT RESULTED IN GROUND RESONANCE WHICH RESULTED IN THE HELICOPTER TO SELF-DESTRUCT. PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI00LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA131), May 3, 2000: Hughes 269C (N456EM), Aberdeen, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the ground resonance encountered by the pilot.

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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