- Date
- July 15, 1985, 19:30 local (Jul 16, 1985, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Oconomowoc, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8877FHughes 269A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850715031339A
- Case key
- 13143
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicpoter contacted a corn crop and came to rest inverted during an aerial application flt. The plt stated, 3 passes were made over the fld being sprayed and after a turn to begin the 4th pass, the helicopter settled with pwr contacting the crop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8877F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 73-0254
- Airframe hours
- 2,700
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Harold Miller
- Registered owner
- Harolds Helicopter Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 12, 1985 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- Oconomowc, WI
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
- 42
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 604 total · 300 in this make and model · 439 as pilot in command · 115 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKE, 42 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 N8877F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.