Hughes 269C N5125U
9 March 1985 · Center Village, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 March 1985 at about 22:15 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N5125U was involved in an accident near Center Village, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Center Village, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Agust Acres (OII)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N5125U
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbus → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA134
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
WHILE THE STUDENT PLT PRACTICED HOVERING 8 TO 12 INCHES AGL THE HEEL OF THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE CFI STATED HE DID NOT NOTICE THE HELICOPTER DRIFTING OR DESCENDING BUT WHEN THE GROUND CONTACT WAS FELT HE TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS. UP COLLECTIVE AND LEFT CYCLIC WAS APPLIED BUT THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND ONCE AGAIN. THE SKID DUG INTO THE SOFT SOD AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER TO THE RIGHT.
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 | - |
| 18 Dec 1985 | Hughes 269B | Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States | Bill Pirschel | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1985 | Hughes 269C | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 1985 | Cessna 320 | Ada, Ohio, United States | Charles W. Wood | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Cessna 152 | Mansfield, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1985 | Cessna 182P | Hamilton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna 150M | Grove City, Ohio, United States | Columbus AVE. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Cessna 195B | Galena, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft N35 | Athens, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |