- Date
- August 11, 1977
- Place
- Mt.Meigs, AL · MT.MEIGS, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8897FHughes 269A1
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770811029689A
- Case key
- 146345
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2378 77/8/11 NR.MT.MEIGS,AL HUGHES 269A1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2015 N8897F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 35, 2809 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 987 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MT.MEIGS,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER ROLL OVER TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8897F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meigs
N8897FRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2021 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 series
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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 N8897F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN10CA280Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCannon Falls, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain rotor speed during the autorotation, which resulted in an excessive sink rate and a hard landing.NTSB FTW96LA125Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDallas, TXFailure of the unqualified helicopter pilot to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors relating to the accident were: his lack of total experience in helicopters and his improper decision to attempt to hover without appropriate training/endorsement for…NTSB MIA76FKG51Accident · Serious injuriesClosedComer, GA