Hughes 269A N8827F

Summary

On 14 August 1982 at about 00:15 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N8827F, operated by EGG Beaters Inc., was involved in an accident near Forgan, Oklahoma, 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

14 August 1982 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Forgan, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

36.9008, -100.5303

Aircraft

Hughes 269A

Registration

N8827F

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

EGG Beaters Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beaver → Beaver

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW82DA327

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 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.