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| Date: | Sunday 17 April 1983 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 269A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8775F |
| MSN: | 0099 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1660 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lindsay, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT WAS ROUNDING UP CATTLE FOR A BBQ. ONE OF THE STEER IN THE HERD CHARGED THE HELICOPTER & STRUCK ITS SKID. THE MAIN ROTOR DEFLECTED & SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. THE PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT WHICH IMPACTED THE GROUND & ROLLED OVER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83LA180
History of this aircraft
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| 15 July 2002 | N20256 | Helicopter Adventures, Inc. | 0 | Concord, California | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 11:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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