ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378584
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 August 1984 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7487F |
| MSN: | 470589 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3200 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Witts Springs, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Russellville, AR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE MANUEVERING AT AN ALT OF 35 TO 40 FT ABOVE TREE THE PLT FELT A SHUTTER AND LOW FREQUENCY SHAKING OF THE ROTOR DISK. ROTOR RPM AND ENGINE RPM DECREASED AND THE ACFT ENTERED A SHALLOW DESCENT. THE PLT APPLIED FORWARD CYCLIC, REDUCED COLLECTIVE AND INCREASED THROTTLE. WITH INSUFFICIENT ALT TO RECOVER THE PLT MANEUVERED THE ACFT AWAY FROM TALL TREES AND SETTLED THE ACFT INTO AN AREA OF SMALL TREES. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE ALT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS 2000 FT MSL WITH A DENSITY ALT OF APRX 4500 FT MSL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC84LA265
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 2005 | N7487F | Brazos Helicopters LLC | 0 | Bruceville, Texas | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Mar-2024 10:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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