# Incident 19940919037169I: Hughes 269C, Fort Worth, TX, September 19, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Alliance
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427MS-2005-06-02) (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 HIO360C1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940919037169I

## Narrative

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

CENTER CUSHION FELL DOWN OVER COLLECTIVE DURING HOVER.  DISTRACTION INFLUENCED APPROACH.

## Other reports on N427MS (1)

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

- [Incident 19900820045529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900820045529I), Aug 20, 1990: Hughes 269C (N427MS), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Engine malfunction while hover taxiing to ramp. Hovering autorotation to ground. NR3 cylinder exhaust valve failed.

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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