ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379461
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| Date: | Sunday 20 May 1984 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9471F |
| MSN: | 106-0267 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3637 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Toulon, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT LANDED THE HELICOPTER IN A GRASSY AREA TO TALK TO A FRIEND. DURING DEPARTURE, HE FLEW OVER A CORN FIELD, & AT THAT TIME, AN EMPTY PAPER/PLASTIC CORN SEED SACK WAS DRAWN UP INTO THE MAIN ROTOR & A SEVERE VIBRATION BEGAN. HE THEN LANDED IN THE FIELD & SLID ABOUT 30 FT, THE SKIDS DUG INTO THE GROUND & THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI84LA203
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 August 1975 | N9471F | Elba Air Duste | 0 | Mumford, NY | |
sub |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
| 3 May 2006 | N9471F | 0 | Sullivan, Ohio | |
sub | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Mar-2024 19:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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