# Accident 20080715840979A: Hughes 269B, Mountain Home, AR, July 15, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2008, 09:27 local time
- Place: Mountain Home, AR
- Airport: Ozark Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2439° N, 92.2403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2439&lon=-92.2403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N469E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N469E-2013-05-21) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total, 851 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080715840979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 15, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 0927 CDT A HUGHES 269B HELICOPTER, N469E, WAS CONDUCTING ROUTINE POWERLINE INSPECTIONS WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM THE NORFOLK DAM IN SALESVILLE, AR 72653. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 DEN08FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA122), Jul 15, 2008: Hughes 269B (N469E), Salesville, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the crossing transmission line.

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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