# Accident 19950512017459A: Hughes 269C, Scottsdale, AZ, May 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1995, 10:30 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6100° N, 111.8891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6100&lon=-111.8891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6120A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6120A) (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: 376 total, 369 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950512017459A

## Narrative

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

DURING DEMO ROTATION WITH POWER RECOVERY IMPACTED GROUND. NO MECHANICAL. POSSIBLY SETTLING WITH POWER REGIME.

## 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 LAX95LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA188), May 12, 1995: Schweizer 269C (N6120A), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's failure to apply adequate power during the flare which was a result of not maintaining the required engine and rotor rpm.

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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