# Accident 19940620015739A: Hughes 269C, Portland, OR, June 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1994, 18:00 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland/Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LJEA
- Location: 45.4390° N, 122.9595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4390&lon=-122.9595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7506A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7506A-2002-09-17) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 605 total, 13 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940620015739A

## Narrative

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

THUMP ON LANDING. CFI DIAGNOSED GROUND RESONANCE. TOOK OVER TOO LATE. LOW PRESSURE SHOCK STRUTS. WARNING IN AFM.

## 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 SEA94LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA153), Jun 21, 1994: Schweizer 269C (N7506A), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER SERVICING OF THE SKID SHOCK STRUTS.

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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