# NTSB FTW84LA277: Hughes 269C, N58272, Kerrville, TX, June 13, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 13, 1984, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Kerrville, TX
- Coordinates: 30.040025, -99.130584 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0400&lon=-99.1306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA277
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21372/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA277

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, hover
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in kind of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - ground
- Roll over, other

## Analysis

PLT DESCENDED TO A LOW HOVER INTO WIND. PEDAL TURN WAS MADE AT ALT OF 5 FT AGL INTO WIND. CONTROL WAS LOST IN THE DOWNWIND HOVER. ACFT CONTACTED GROUND AND ROLLED OVER. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N58272 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1180735
- Airframe hours: 2398
- Engines: LYCOMING HIO-360-D1A 190 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ernesto Ancira, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 23, 1983, 59 hours before
- Departed: ERV, KERRVILLE, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 1,104 total, 45 in this make and model, 997 as pilot in command, 42 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 135° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840613031989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840613031989A), Jun 13, 1984: Hughes 269C, Kerrville, TX, Substantial damage. Pedal turn to downwind made during hover. Control was lost and aircraft dropped with subsequent rollover.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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