# Accident 19950218002129A: Hughes 269B, Addison, AL, February 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1995, 13:42 local time
- Place: Addison, AL
- Airport: Addison Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1908° N, 87.1700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1908&lon=-87.1700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11XC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11XC-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 50 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950218002129A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED THROTTLE OFF INSTEAD OF COLLECTIVE ON DESCENT FOR LANDING. IMPACT BROKE OFF RIGHT SKID. ROLLED OVER.

## 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 ATL95LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA053), Feb 18, 1995: Schweizer 269B (N11XC), Addison, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL DURING A DESCENT WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N11XC (4)

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

- [Accident 20100807043359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100807043359A), Aug 7, 2010: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Lake View, MI, Destroyed. On August 07, 2010 at 13:25 eastern daylight time, a Hughes 269B, N11XC was destroyed when it hit a hangar at lakeview Griffith field (13C). The 14 CFR part 91…
- [Accident 19910718027969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910718027969A), Jul 18, 1991: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Brickeys, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Main rotor clutch cable broke,helicopter dropped into wooded swamp. Cable broke due rubbing on cable guide.
- [Accident 19750806034049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750806034049A), Aug 6, 1975: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Kennett, MO, Substantial damage. Lateral cylic push-pull rod end separated at right control stick
- [Accident 19731222042499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731222042499A), Dec 22, 1973: Hughes 269C (N11XC), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Lost ctl abt 5 ft AGL after running tkof.

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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