- Date
- August 1, 1970
- Place
- Freeport, IL · FREEPORT, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8827FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107843
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4485 70/8/1 FREEPORT,ILL HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1245 N8827F PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 27, 982 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 126 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DORNICK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DORNICK ARPT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ZERO FWD SPEED AUTOROTATIVE LDG ON UPSLOPE OF RWY ON ROLLING TERRAIN.RECOVERY NOT ATTEMPTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8827F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dornick
N8827FRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2023 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N8827F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN22LA077Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCrowley, TXThe 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.NTSB FTW82DA327Accident · No injuriesFinal reportForgan, OKThe purpose of the flight was to look for a missing person. The pilot reported that during an approach to land, he lost tail rotor control and the helicopter began to spin to the right. He set the helicopter down while it was turning, but the right skid hit a…