# Incident 19930316006829I: Hughes 269C, Hesperia, CA, March 16, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1993, 14:10 local time
- Place: Hesperia, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MOVV
- Location: 34.4264° N, 117.3009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hesperia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4264&lon=-117.3009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3623U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3623U-2012-10-09) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,690 total, 30 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930316006829I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR FAILURE ON TAKEOFF. EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD. IMPUT NUT ON TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT CAME LOOSE.

## Other reports on N3623U (1)

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

- [Accident 20030628013229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030628013229A), Jun 28, 2003: Hughes 269C (N3623U), Bountiful, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) On 06/28/03, at 1748 MDT, N3623U, a Schweizer 269C helicopter piloted by paul michael taylor, sustained substantial damage while being repositioned at…

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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