# Accident 20110429014659A: Hughes 269B, Edgerton, IN, April 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2011, 19:30 local time
- Place: Edgerton, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 7HCG
- Location: 41.0731° N, 84.8061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0731&lon=-84.8061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9561F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9561F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-A1A (registry code 41885, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 462 total, 314 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110429014659A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE APPLICATION OF PESTISIDE SPRAY THE PILOT FELT A VERY STRONGE VIBRATION IN TH EFOOT PEDALS AND A FEW SECOUNDS LATER HE LOSS THE TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS

## 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 CEN11LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA315), Apr 29, 2011: Hughes 269B (N9561F), Edgerton, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of clearance between the tail rotor drive shaft and the tailboom bulkhead for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the overstress failure of the drive shaft.

## Other reports on N9561F (2)

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

- [Incident 20070523826699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070523826699I), May 23, 2007: Hughes 269B (N9561F), Middletown, OH, Minor damage. (-23) On may 23, 2007 at approximately 1530 EDT, a Hughes 269-B helicopter, N9561F, registered to iron eagle aviation LLC and flown by the pilot [privacy data…
- [Incident 19990604022759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990604022759I), Jun 4, 1999: Hughes 269B (N9561F), Burlington, OK, Minor damage. The pilot reported he was making a downwind turn and was hit by a gust of wind from behind. He was pulling out of the sink when the skid caught on the ground,…

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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