# Accident 20211214021099A: Hughes 269A, Crowley, TX, December 14, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2021, 12:12 local time
- Place: Crowley, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5422° N, 97.3917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5422&lon=-97.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8827F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8827F-2023-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,225 total, 27 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211214021099A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 14, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1210 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A HUGHES 269, N8827F, MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR WAS ON THE CONTROLS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES. THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OVER CONTROLS AND SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE STUDENT PILOT. THE HELICOPTER MAIN ROTORS MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND TAIL BOOM. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## 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 CEN22LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA077), Dec 14, 2021: Hughes 269A (N8827F), Crowley, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s encounter with a loss of tail rotor effectiveness during hover, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action that resulted in an emergency landing and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N8827F (1)

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

- [Accident 19820813054429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813054429A), Aug 13, 1982: Hughes 269A (N8827F), Forgan, OK, Substantial damage. During landing helicopter started spinning and rolled over on touchdown.

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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