# Accident 19950812049399A: Hughes 269C, Baltimore, MD, August 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1995, 19:08 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3801° N, 76.5497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3801&lon=-76.5497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7511E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7511E-2001-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95TA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95TA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812049399A

## Narrative

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

(-16) WHILE IN PURSUIT OF A HIT AND RUN SUSPECT ON A DIRT BIKE, THE PILOT REPORTED POWER LOSS AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE LEFT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND FIRST, THE MAIN ROTOR SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. AIRCRAFT ROTATED @ 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST 75' FROM INITIAL IMPACT. PILOT AND OBSERVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TREATED AT LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED.

## 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 NYC95TA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95TA190), Aug 12, 1995: Schweizer 269C (N7511E), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance which resulted in an inflight collision with the ground.

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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