- Date
- December 14, 1986, 11:48 local (16:48 UTC)
- Place
- Bowling Green, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7416FHughes 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861214083669A
- Case key
- 7359
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While hovering in a grassy area near the hangar facility, the pilot experienced a complete loss of flight control. The helicopter struck the ground and sustained substantial damage. The helicopter component examination failed to disclose any system malfunction or failure. The fracture face examination of broken flight control components disclosed only overstress failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7416F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 670605
- Airframe hours
- 983
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-560-DIA, 120 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Oil Quest Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 18, 1986 · 38 hours before
- Airport
- Warren County
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,740 total · 107 in this make and model · 7,430 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 11 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BWG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.