- Date
- January 8, 1986, 13:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Brewton, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8866FHughes 269A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860108000389A
- Case key
- 7053
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During low level controlled burning of a small timber forest the helicopter lost power. A forced landing was attempted in a field and the helicopter was substantially damaged. The aircraft owner related that the aircraft ran out of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8866F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0242
- Airframe hours
- 2,818
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-C2D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Custom Air Service,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 8, 1985 · 75 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,533 total · 905 in this make and model · 1,385 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8866F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.