Hughes 269A-1 N65372
18 August 1991 · No. Little Rock, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1991 at about 21:00 local time, a Hughes 269A-1 registered N65372, operated by North Little Rock Aviation, was involved in an accident near No. Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- No. Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- North Little Rock (M19)
- Coordinates
- 34.8395, -92.3299
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A-1
- Registration
- N65372
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- North Little Rock Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- No. Little Rock → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW91LA150
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MAIN ROTOR RPM, HIS DELAYED FLARE, AND THE IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE COMMERCIAL HELICOPTER PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING AN AUTOROTATION TO TOUCHDOWN TO HIS PASSENGER. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES FLEXED DOWNWARD WHICH RESULTED IN THE TAILBOOM BEING PENETRATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1991 | Hughes 269C | Deland, Florida, United States | Maverick Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1991 | Hughes 269B | Grand Ronde, Oregon, United States | Precision Helicopters Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1991 | Hughes 269A-1 | Canby, Oregon, United States | Noble Helicopters, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1991 | Hughes 269C | Blakely, Georgia, United States | Flight Safety International | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jun 1991 | Hughes 269B | Warrenton, Oregon, United States | Conquest Helicopter, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1991 | Hughes 269C | Galloway, Ohio, United States | T-Air Helicopters, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1991 | Cessna 150 | Searcy, Arkansas, United States | Search Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1991 | Piper PA-28 | Berryville, Arkansas, United States | Snider, Richard D. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1991 | Cessna 140 | Ward, Arkansas, United States | Martin D. Odum | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1991 | Cessna 172K | Fisher, Arkansas, United States | Herbert D. Ziegenhorn | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1991 | Cessna 150G | Benton, Arkansas, United States | John Wells | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1991 | Grumman G-164A | Light, Arkansas, United States | Harvey E. Songer | No injuries | - |