Hughes 269C N9665F

Summary

On 19 November 1986 at about 21:15 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N9665F was involved in an accident near Eden, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 November 1986 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Eden, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Shiloh (NC14)

Coordinates

36.5006, -79.7397

Aircraft

Hughes 269C

Registration

N9665F

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winston-Salem → Eden

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL87LA023

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

PILOT RELATED THAT HE HAD PLACED THE HELICOPTER AT TRIAD FOR A 50 HOUR INSPECTION. AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY DEFUELED TO DRY TANK. SIX DAYS LATER FUEL TRUCK LOG SHOWS AIRCRAFT REFUELED WITH 23.2 GALLONS AS PAYBACK. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FURNISHED BY OWNER AND TRIAD, THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATED FOR A TOTAL OF 1 HOUR AND 25 MINUTES AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS. OWNER/PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON BASE LEG THE ENGINE SHUT OFF LIKE TURNING SWITCH OFF. DURING AUTROROTATION, HAD TO BLEED OFF ROTOR ENERGY TO CLEAR TREES. AFTER CLEARING TREES SAW ABANDONED POWER LINES. THOUGHT HAD HIT LINES WITH BOTTOM OF SKID. TOUCHED DOWN IN PLOWED FIELD AND ROLLED OVER. PILOT DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK FUEL AFTER LANDING BUT SAW NO LEAKS. FAA INSPECTOR ADDED 5 GALLONS OF FUEL TO DRY TANKS AFTER RECOVERY AND RAN ENGINE FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. SHUT DOWN DUE TO CRACK IN FUEL LINE WHICH WAS CRIMPED. INSPECTOR INDICATED CRIMP WAS IMPACT DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.