Hughes 269C N7482F

Summary

On 10 June 2017 at about 18:20 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N7482F was involved in an accident near Tallulah, Louisiana, United States. One person was 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.

Date

10 June 2017 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Tallulah, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Vicksburg Tallulah Regional (TVR)

Coordinates

32.3517, -91.0278

Aircraft

Hughes 269C

Registration

N7482F

Category

Helicopter

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tallulah → Tallulah

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN17LA229

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to reset the cyclic trim before takeoff, which resulted in ground resonance.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot reported that the helicopter's engine start and run-up were normal. At full power for takeoff, the helicopter began to vibrate. The pilot "rolled the throttle off" and lowered the collective; however, the vibrations became worse and the helicopter "began to destroy itself." He reported that he had not re-centered before the cyclic trim before takeoff as noted on the checklist, and it remained at a nearly full-forward position from the previous flight. He noted that if the cyclic had been centered, the vibrations would have stopped. However, with the trim full forward, the rotor blades began hitting the stops, causing the vibrations. The pilot added that there were no malfunctions or failures with the helicopter before the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.