ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376403
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| Date: | Sunday 25 August 1985 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9280F |
| MSN: | 540305 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6887 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360-DIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elizabethtown, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Louisville, KY (KLOU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM OFF AIRPORT LANDING ZONE, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RANINSHOWERS AND THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE LANDING ZONE. VISIBILITY WAS SUCH THAT THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE GROUND AND THE TAILROTOR CONTACTED A LAKE ADJACENT TO THE LANDING ZONE. THE HELICOPTER REPORTEDLY THEN SANK IN THE LAKE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL85LA259
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 November 1990 | N9280F | Helicopters Inc. | 0 | Louisville, KY | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 15:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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