# Accident 19910119001709A: Hughes 269C, Princeton, OR, January 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1991, 10:05 local time
- Place: Princeton, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8596° N, 118.4196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8596&lon=-118.4196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75070, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75070) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,764 total, 1,460 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910119001709A

## Narrative

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

HOVERING AT 200 AGL IN A CANYON. ROTOR RPM DECAYED. DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT. STRONG TAILWIND DOWNDRAFT FACTORS.

## 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 SEA91LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA044), Jan 19, 1991: Schweizer Hughes 269C (N75070), Princeton, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO HOVER OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AT A DENSITY ALTITUDE AND GROSS WEIGHT IN TAILWIND WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT EXCEEDED THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE LIMITS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT…

## Other reports on N75070 (2)

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

- [Accident 20040228021119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040228021119A), Feb 28, 2004: Hughes 269C (N75070), Media, PA, Destroyed. (-23) Student pilot flying solo experienced tail rotor failure. While attempting an emergency landing in an open field the student demolished the aircraft as a…
- [Incident 19970706026199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970706026199I), Jul 6, 1997: Hughes 269C (N75070), Mount Holly, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: on 07-06-97, Hughes 300, N75070 had engine failure in the vicinity of south Jersey regional airport. Pilot Douglas herlihy stated that he entered an…

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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