Hughes 269 N9288F
23 April 1986 · Kahului, Hawaii, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 April 1986 at about 21:49 local time, a Hughes 269 registered N9288F, operated by Frederick Slusser, was involved in an accident near Kahului, Hawaii, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kahului, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kahului (OGG)
- Coordinates
- 20.8700, -156.4508
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269
- Registration
- N9288F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Frederick Slusser
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kahului → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA188
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
A HUGHES 269 WENT OUT OF CONTROL AFTER TURNING LEFT INTO A 20 KT TAILWIND CONDITION. THE PLT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE ENG WAS RUN ON A ENG TEST STAND AND NO DEFICIENTCIES WERE FOUND. A FUEL SAMPLE WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN SPECIFIED PARAMETERS. AC 61-13B STATES 'HOVERING TURNS SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN WINDS STRONG ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE SUFFICIENT AFT CYCLIC CONTROL TO MAINTAIN THE HELICOPTER ON SELECTED SURFACE REFERENCE POINT WHEN HEADED DOWNWIND. CHECK THE HELICOPTER FLIGHT MANUAL FOR MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THIS LIMITATION.' 'HOVERING POWER REQUIRES A LARGE AMOUNT OF LEFT PEDAL TO MAINTAIN HEADING. SUFFICIENT LEFT PEDAL IN EXCESS OF THIS AMOUNT MUST BE AVAILABLE TO PREVENT AN UNCONTROLLED TURN TO THE RIGHT ONCE THE TURN HAS BEGUN.' THE OPERATORS MANUAL FOR THE HUGHES MODEL 269C STATES THAT 'CONTROLLABILITY HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE ADEQUATE IN 20 MPH (17.4 KTS) WINDS FROM ANY DIRECTION.' THE WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 080 DEG AT 20 KTS GUSTING TO 29 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 1986 | Hughes 269B | Baldwin, Wisconsin, United States | Dagnon Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1986 | Hughes 269C | Carlsbad, California, United States | Flight Trails, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1986 | Hughes 269A | Brewton, Alabama, United States | Custom Air Service, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1986 | Hughes 269C | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Flight Safety International | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1986 | Hughes 269B | Council, North Carolina, United States | Raymond Godwin, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1986 | Hughes 269B | Cross Plaines, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,213 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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