# Incident 19930305006779I: Hughes 269B, Mcminnville, OR, March 5, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1993, 11:25 local time
- Place: Mcminnville, OR
- Airport: Mcminnville Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1897° N, 123.2395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1897&lon=-123.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9474F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9474F-2005-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 20 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93IA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930305006779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AT HOVER. FLIGHT INSPECTOR GRABBED CONTROL. LANDING GEAR DAMAGED ON 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 SEA93IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93IA073), Mar 5, 1993: Hughes 269B (N9474F), Mcminnville, OR, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL, AND INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS INCLUDE A TAILWIND, AND GUSTS.

## Other reports on N9474F (3)

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

- [Accident 19950604013899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950604013899A), Jun 4, 1995: Hughes 269B (N9474F), Caldwell, ID, Destroyed. Flew low to survey a field to be sprayed. Looking into sun failed to see powerline. Impacted same and crashed.
- [Incident 19950303009119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950303009119I), Mar 3, 1995: Hughes 269B (N9474F), Newberg, OR, Minor damage. Narrative: on 3/3/95 at 1600 local time, a Hughes 269B, N9474F, piloted by dennis d. sturdevent, aborted his take-off, after departing from a confined area.…
- [Accident 19911011046059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911011046059A), Oct 11, 1991: Hughes 269B (N9474F), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. Overweight,low and slow while blowing nuts off trees. RPM decay unable recover made quick stop into trees.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.