- Date
- May 3, 1981
- Place
- Ridgely, TN · RIDGELY, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7487FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810503032269A
- Case key
- 126135
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0721 81/5/3 RIDGELY,TN HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5000 TIME - 1630 N7487F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1174 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIDGELY,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1174 KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- SPRAYING PREMERGE HERBICIDE (TREFLAN).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7487F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7487FRegistration cancelled Apr 10, 2007 · Hughes 269CAirframe modelHughes 269CEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7487F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DFW05CA168Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBruceville, TXThe flight instructor's improper flare during autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factor was, the lack of suitable terrain.NTSB MKC84LA265Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWitts Springs, ARWhile manuevering at an alt of 35 to 40 ft above tree the plt felt a shutter and low frequency shaking of the rotor disk. Rotor RPM and engine RPM decreased and the acft entered a shallow descent. The plt applied forward cyclic, reduced collective and…