Hughes 269B N9419F
29 July 1983 · Summerville, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 July 1983 at about 17:45 local time, a Hughes 269B registered N9419F was involved in an accident near Summerville, South 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Summerville, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.0500, -80.1905
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269B
- Registration
- N9419F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Summerville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA297
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE HELICOPTER WAS BEING USED IN CONTROLLED BURNING OF TIMBERLAND. WHILE BEING OPERATED AT AN ALT OF APRX 20 FT OVER WIND ROWS OF ORGANIC MATERIAL, THERE WAS A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENG POWER. THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A HOVER, SO HE LANDED ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER & THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE GROUND, DURING AN EXAM OF THE ENG, ALL 8 SPARK PLUGS WERE FOUND WITH EVIDENCE OF LEAD FOULING. IN THE #4 CYLINDER, THE ELECTRODES OF THE BOTTOM PLUG WAS COMPLETELY BRIDGED WITH LEAD. THE PLT STATED THAT THE TOP PLUG IN THAT CYLINDER WAS DIRTY WITH CARBON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 1983 | Hughes 269A | Moultrie, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1983 | Hughes 269A | Lindsay, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1983 | Hughes 269A | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Apr 1983 | Hughes 269B | Forgan, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1983 | Hughes 269C | Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1983 | Hughes 269A | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1983 | Wizard J3 | Dovesville, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Dec 1983 | Cessna 210A | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Charles R. Landis | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1983 | Mooney M20F | Clemson, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Jan 1983 | Cessna 182M | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Douglas W. Kindred | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | Allen, John H. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Hampton, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |