# Accident 19881028048699A: Hughes 269C, Arcadia, FL, October 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1988, 09:45 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Airport: Arcadia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FPUA
- Location: 27.1953° N, 81.8382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARCADIA MUNI (X06), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1953&lon=-81.8382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75068, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75068) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,711 total, 800 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881028048699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND WHILE TAXIING TO PARK AFTER A LANDING APPROACH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA89LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA018), Oct 28, 1988: Schweizer 269C (N75068), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N75068 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980904022619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980904022619A), Sep 4, 1998: Hughes 269C (N75068), Decker, IN, Substantial damage. Helicopter suffered tail rotor and tail boom damage during hover. (-23) the pilot was departing from private landing site and was maneuvering rearward at a…
- [Incident 19940508027469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508027469I), May 8, 1994: Hughes 269C (N75068), Washington, PA, Minor damage. Reduced rotor RPM. Vibration. Collective jammed. Landed safe. Tube missing. Caused swash pitch link to drive plate.
- [Accident 19891222052949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891222052949A), Dec 22, 1989: Hughes 269C (N75068), Norcross, GA, Substantial damage. First solo. Student allowed a skid to scrape ground during hover landing. Helicopter rolled on its side.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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