- Date
- November 19, 1986, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Eden, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9665FHughes 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861119058499A
- Case key
- 7349
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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
Pilot related that he had placed the helicopter at triad for a 50 hour inspection. Aircraft reportedly defueled to dry tank. Six days later fuel truck log shows aircraft refueled with 23.2 gallons as payback. According to information furnished by owner and triad, the helicopter was operated for a total of 1 hour and 25 minutes at various power settings. Owner/pilot stated that while on base leg the engine shut off like turning switch off. During autrorotation, had to bleed off rotor energy to clear trees. After clearing trees saw abandoned power lines. Thought had hit lines with bottom of skid. Touched down in plowed field and rolled over. Pilot did not visually check fuel after landing but saw no leaks. FAA inspector added 5 gallons of fuel to dry tanks after recovery and ran engine for about 30 seconds. Shut down due to crack in fuel line which was crimped. Inspector indicated crimp was impact damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9665F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 110088
- Airframe hours
- 2,638
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360 D1A, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Metropolitan Roofing, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 11, 1986 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- INT · Winston-Salem, NC
- Destination
- NC14 · Eden, NC
- Airport
- NC14 · Shiloh
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 350 total · 60 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GSO, 21 nm away
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 N9665F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.