# Accident 20100531005139A: Hughes 269A, Cannon Falls, MN, May 31, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2010, 18:30 local time
- Place: Cannon Falls, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4811° N, 92.7611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4811&lon=-92.7611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8897F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8897F-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HO-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 108 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100531005139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING TO VISIT A FRIEND WHEN THE HELICOPTER STARTED VIBRATING ABNORMALLY. HE THEN DECIDED TO LAND IN A NEARBY CORN FIELD SO HE COULD INSPECT IT. THE RESULTS WERE A HARD LANDING WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER.

## 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 CEN10CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA280), Jun 1, 2010: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Cannon Falls, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor speed during the autorotation, which resulted in an excessive sink rate and a hard landing.

## Other reports on N8897F (4)

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

- [Accident 19960217002099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960217002099A), Feb 17, 1996: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter lifted off pad and flipped over. (-23) on February 16, 1996, at approximately 1958 CST a Hughes 269A, N8897F crashed on the ramp at the Addison…
- [Incident 19900422019159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900422019159I), Apr 22, 1990: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Eustace, TX. Tail vibration. Unable to control yaw. Landed in lake. Abrasion strip on rotor blade had come loose.
- [Accident 19770811029689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770811029689A), Aug 11, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Mt.Meigs, AL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760403009209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760403009209A), Apr 3, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Comer, GA, Substantial damage

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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