# Accident 19950714018759A: Hughes 269C, Crete, NE, July 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Crete, NE
- Airport: Crete Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6202° N, 96.9491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6202&lon=-96.9491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88007, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88007) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950714018759A

## Narrative

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

HOVERING ON TEST FLIGHT. SKID HIT RUNWAY SIGN. ENTERED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. TAIL AND MAIN ROTORS STRUCK GROUND.

## 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 CHI95LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA222), Jul 14, 1995: Hughes 269C (N88007), Crete, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the runway marker.

## Other reports on N88007 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990727026109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990727026109A), Jul 27, 1999: Hughes 269C (N88007), Jetmore, KS, Substantial damage. (.19) On July 27, 1999, at 1730 central daylight time, a Hughes 269C, N88007, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it collided with the…

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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