- Date
- August 13, 1982, 19:15 local (Aug 14, 1982, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Forgan, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8827FHughes 269A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820813054429A
- Case key
- 70700
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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
The 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 cattle trail and collapsed, then the helicopter rolled over. The pilot reported that the passenger was unfamiliar with the helicopter controls and probably braced both feet on the tail rotor pedals.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8827F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 430188
- Airframe hours
- 139
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Egg Beaters Inc.
- Registered owner
- Egg Beaters Inc.
- Departed
- Q44 · Beaver, OK
- Destination
- Q44 · Beaver, OK
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 238 total · 60 in this make and model · 180 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 212 °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 N8827F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.