Hughes 269C N5203V
18 June 1985 · Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 June 1985 at about 20:45 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N5203V was involved in an accident near Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mark Andrews (GFK)
- Coordinates
- 47.9110, -97.0694
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N5203V
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN85LA168
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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
ON JUNE 18, 1985, A STUDENT PLT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR WERE ON ALOCAL TNG FLT. PRIOR TO COMPLETING THE MISSION, THE INSTRUCTOR HAD HIS STUDENT EXECUTE A 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATION. DURING THE MANEUVER, THE MAIN ROTOR RPM WAS ALLOWED TO DECAY INTO THE CRITICAL RANGE WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED THE HELICOPTER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1985 | Hughes 269C | Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1985 | Hughes 269C | Elma, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1985 | Hughes 269C | Chapman, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1985 | Hughes 269A | Marco Island, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1985 | Hughes 269C | Center Village, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1985 | Hughes 269B | Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States | Bill Pirschel | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1985 | Beechcraft A36TC | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1985 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Newburg, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft 76 | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | University of North Dakota | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-31-310 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | Northland Air Cargo | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1985 | Stinson 108-1 | Beulah, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1985 | Piper PA 18-150 | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |