# Incident 19940508027469I: Hughes 269C, Washington, PA, May 8, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1994
- Place: Washington, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1742° N, 80.2468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1742&lon=-80.2468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75068, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75068) (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: 2,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508027469I

## Narrative

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

REDUCED ROTOR RPM. VIBRATION. COLLECTIVE JAMMED. LANDED SAFE. TUBE MISSING. CAUSED SWASH PITCH LINK TO DRIVE PLATE.

## Other reports on N75068 (3)

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

- [Accident 19980904022619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980904022619A), Sep 4, 1998: Hughes 269C (N75068), Decker, IN, Substantial damage. Helicopter suffered tail rotor and tail boom damage during hover. (-23) the pilot was departing from private landing site and was maneuvering rearward at a…
- [Accident 19891222052949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891222052949A), Dec 22, 1989: Hughes 269C (N75068), Norcross, GA, Substantial damage. First solo. Student allowed a skid to scrape ground during hover landing. Helicopter rolled on its side.
- [Accident 19881028048699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881028048699A), Oct 28, 1988: Hughes 269C (N75068), Arcadia, FL, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck the ground while taxiing to park after a landing approach.

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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