# Accident 19910520016589A: Hughes 269C, Rock Hill, SC, May 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1991, 09:45 local time
- Place: Rock Hill, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9297° N, 81.0192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9297&lon=-81.0192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7507J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7507J-2002-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910520016589A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO TREES ON BURIED CABLE PATROL. REPORT SNAKE IN COCKPIT CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL DURING FORCED LANDING.

## 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 ATL91LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA096), May 20, 1991: Schweizer 269C (N7507J), Rock Hill, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TO A POISONOUS SNAKE IN THE COCKPIT AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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