# Accident 19930505012369A: Hughes 269C, Grand Forks, ND, May 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1993, 11:45 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Sky Ranch Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9103° N, 97.0705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9103&lon=-97.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7504D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7504D-1994-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 95 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930505012369A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER BEGAN SHAKE AFTER SHORT LANDING SLIDE. CANOPY COLLAPSED AND FIRE ENSUED. GROUND RESONANCE HAD OCCURRED.

## 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 CHI93LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA159), May 5, 1993: Schweizer 269C (N7504D), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF COLLECTIVE IN RECOVERING FROM A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO GROUND RESONANCE.

## Other reports on N7504D (1)

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

- [Incident 19930414012159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930414012159I), Apr 14, 1993: Hughes 269C (N7504D), Grand Forks, ND. Engine lagging with rotor RPM. Precautionary landing. Engine exhaust muffler tailpipe insert had cracked.

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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