# Accident 20080614838889A: Hughes 269B, Cook, MN, June 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2008, 20:19 local time
- Place: Cook, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8217° N, 92.6906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8217&lon=-92.6906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9357F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9357F-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 3,100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080614838889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) POLICE OFFICER OBSERVED THE HELICOPTER ROTATING IN A TIGHT CIRCLE AND LOOSING ELEVATION.  ESTIMATED ALTITUDE WAS 500 FEET.  THE HELICOPTER LANDED ON THE SKIDS IN CLOCKWISE ROTATION.  BOTH SKIDS WERE DAMAGED AND COLLAPSED.  HELICOPTER ROLLED ON TO ITS LEFT SIDE.  THE MAIN ROTOR AND THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE CONTINUITY AND CONTROL CONTINUITY WERE FOUND INTACT AND OPERATIONAL AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE.  THE HELICOPTER ENGINE WAS STILL PRODUCING POWER WHEN IT LANDED.

## 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 CHI08CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA164), Jun 15, 2008: Hughes 269B (N9357F), Cook, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining tail rotor effectiveness while turning in cruise.

## Other reports on N9357F (4)

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

- [Accident 19820729035449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820729035449A), Jul 29, 1982: Hughes 269B (N9357F), Tipton, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting a running takeoff when helicopter crashed into a fence. Aircraft was over gross weight.
- [Accident 19810813051209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813051209A), Aug 13, 1981: Hughes 269B (N9357F), Marion, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during hover. Tail rotor drive shaft was disconnected.
- [Accident 19770729021169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770729021169A), Jul 29, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9357F), Hawkeye, IA, Substantial damage. Chem build-up on m/r blades & t/r.
- [Accident 19730619017209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730619017209A), Jun 19, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9357F), Madison, MS, Substantial damage. Drg practice autorotation eng quit. Tail rotor drive and boom severed from helicopter.

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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