- Date
- July 29, 1982, 13:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place
- Westfield, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8782FHughes 269A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820729032739A
- Case key
- 73017
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicopter started to spin around after takeoff during a hover in strong wind. The pilot decided to land. Sideloading broke a skid and the helicopter rolled over during touchdown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8782F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 720107
- Airframe hours
- 728
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-C2D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Anthony Malone
- Registered owner
- Anthony Malone
- Departed
- 7B0 · Bowles Agawam, MA
- Destination
- L18 · Fallbrook, CA
- Airport
- BAF · Barnes
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 120 total · 37 in this make and model · 46 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 187 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N8782F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.