# Incident 19970706026199I: Hughes 269C, Mount Holly, NJ, July 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mount Holly, NJ
- Airport: South Jersey Reg Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9929° N, 74.7877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Holly, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9929&lon=-74.7877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75070, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75070) (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 HIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970706026199I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 07-06-97, HUGHES 300, N75070 HAD ENGINE FAILURE IN THE VICINITY OF SOUTH JERSEY REGIONAL AIRPORT. PILOT DOUGLAS HERLIHY STATED THAT HE ENTERED AN AUTO-ROTATION TO A TOUCHDOWN INTO A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED BACK RAPIDLY CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE TO STRIKE THE TAIL ROTOR & TAIL BOOM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N75070 (2)

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

- [Accident 20040228021119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040228021119A), Feb 28, 2004: Hughes 269C (N75070), Media, PA, Destroyed. (-23) Student pilot flying solo experienced tail rotor failure. While attempting an emergency landing in an open field the student demolished the aircraft as a…
- [Accident 19910119001709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910119001709A), Jan 19, 1991: Hughes 269C (N75070), Princeton, OR, Substantial damage. Hovering at 200 AGL in a canyon. Rotor RPM decayed. Descended to ground impact. Strong tailwind downdraft factors.

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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