# Accident 19921218053809A: Hughes 269C, Elmira, NY, December 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1992, 15:20 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Elmira-Corning Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SN3R
- Location: 42.1599° N, 76.8917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELMIRA/CORNING RGNL (ELM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1599&lon=-76.8917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6129Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6129Q-1998-11-24) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,864 total, 592 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921218053809A

## Narrative

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

DURING ACCEPTANCE TEST FLIGHT BUYER CAUSED ROLL OVER ON LANDING. COMPANY PILOT TRIED CORRECT. UNABLE GAIN CONTROL.

## 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 NYC93LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA049), Dec 18, 1992: Schweizer 269C (N6129Q), Elmira, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN UNSTABLE TOUCHDOWN WHICH RESULTED IN A ROLLOVER, INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE PIC, AND FAILURE OF THE PIC TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER IN A TIMELY MANNER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT…

## Other reports on N6129Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19970718018739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970718018739A), Jul 18, 1997: Hughes 269C (N6129Q), Baltimore, MD, No damage. Made emergency landing in downtown Baltimore.

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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