# Accident 19970221045139A: Hughes 269C, Hood River, OR, February 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Airport: Hood River Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6105° N, 121.5809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6105&lon=-121.5809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5160N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5160N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970221045139A

## Narrative

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

DEMO OF CROP DUSTING TURN TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENT. RAN OUT OF COLLECTIVE. SKIDS BENT ON IMPACT. HOVERED AND LANDED.

## 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 SEA97LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA065), Feb 21, 1997: Hughes 269C (N5160N), Hood River, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's misjudgment of altitude and airspeed during a turn.

## Other reports on N5160N (1)

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

- [Incident 19890322025019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322025019I), Mar 22, 1989: Hughes 269C (N5160N), Tonawanda, NY. Precautionary landing on golf course. Landed safely. Investigation revealed tachometer was defective.

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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