- Date
- May 20, 1984, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Toulon, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9471FHughes 269B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840520018719A
- Case key
- 12620
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt landed the helicopter in a grassy area to talk to a friend. During departure, he flew over a corn field, & at that time, an empty paper/plastic corn seed sack was drawn up into the main rotor & a severe vibration began. He then landed in the field & slid about 30 ft, the skids dug into the ground & the helicopter rolled over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9471F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 106-0267
- Airframe hours
- 3,637
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dwain L. Webster
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 14, 1984 · 12 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 120 total · 120 in this make and model · 80 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 50° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °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 N9471F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.