# Accident 19940421008719A: Hughes 269C, Fargo, ND, April 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1994, 15:02 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3623Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3623Y-2003-09-15) (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
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,872 total, 101 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940421008719A

## Narrative

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

DURING FLIGHT TEST FOR HELICOPTER CFI PILOT ALLOWED ROTOR SPEED DECAY ON LANDING APPROACH. OBSERVED BY FAA ASI.

## 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 CHI94LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA138), Apr 21, 1994: Schweizer 269C (N3623Y), Fargo, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot in command's improper autorotation technique. A factor associated with the accident is the FAA Inspector's delayed remedial action.

## Other reports on N3623Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19950812033569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812033569I), Aug 12, 1995: Hughes 269C (N3623Y), Four Corners, WY. Struck and severed a power line on high density altitude takeoff. Line parted at a splice. No damage.

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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