# Accident 19950927030399A: Hughes 269C, Hoover, AL, September 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1995, 17:11 local time
- Place: Hoover, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4699° N, 86.8095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4699&lon=-86.8095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N267RW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N267RW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,255 total, 90 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950927030399A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS IN HOVER NEAR A RIDGE LINE. HAD MADE PEDAL TURN. ROCKED. SPIRALED TO IMPACT.

## 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 ATL95LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA175), Sep 27, 1995: Schweizer 269C (N267RW), Hoover, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control when he positioned the helicopter in a hover so as to induce a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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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