# Accident 20150805013449A: Hughes 269B, Atkinson, IL, August 5, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2015, 17:00 local time
- Place: Atkinson, IL
- Airport: Gen-Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4111° N, 89.9733° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4111&lon=-89.9733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9427F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9427F-2016-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,110 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150805013449A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER N9427F STRUCK A POWER LINE 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.  HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED IN POST CRASH FIRE.  THE PILOT WAS SEVERELY INJURED.

## 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 CEN15LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA341), Aug 5, 2015: Hughes 269B (N9427F), Atkinson, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to intentionally fly the helicopter at a low altitude and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from a power line.

## Other reports on N9427F (3)

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

- [Accident 19880507040629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507040629A), May 7, 1988: Hughes 269B (N9427F), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Reported power loss and auto rotation on downwind takeoff. Tailrotor hit a vehicle then helicopter rolled over.
- [Accident 19860926048349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860926048349A), Sep 26, 1986: Hughes 269B (N9427F), Baldwin, WI, Substantial damage. The engine failed and the helicopter made a hard forced landing severing the tailboom. Piston rod had failed.
- [Accident 19780303004299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780303004299A), Mar 3, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9427F), Douglas,Wy, WY, Substantial damage. Throttle stuck in open position for unknown reason. Pilot knew of stuk throttle prior to flight.

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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