Hughes 269A N8902F

Summary

On 12 July 1982 at about 20:40 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N8902F, operated by Helicopters Ltd., was involved in an accident near Davison, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 July 1982 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Davison, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Davison.genova (6G0)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Hughes 269A

Registration

N8902F

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Helicopters Ltd.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Flint → Flint

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA245

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING A 180 DEGREE PEDAL TURN TO THE RIGHT WHILE HOVERING. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (IP) STATED THAT AFTER 90 DEGREES OF TURN, THE RATE OF TURNING STARTED TO INCREASE AND THE STUDENT APPLIED LEFT PEDAL TO SLOW THE TURN. THE IP NOTED THAT THE RPM HAD DROPPED BELOW THE NORMAL RANGE AND TOOK CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. THE IP INCREASED THE RPM AND ADDED LEFT PEDAL, BUT THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. HE THEN INITIATED A HOVERING AUTOROTATION, BUT DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.