# Accident 19980904022619A: Hughes 269C, Decker, IN, September 4, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1998, 16:15 local time
- Place: Decker, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5100° N, 87.5200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5100&lon=-87.5200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75068, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75068) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980904022619A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER SUFFERED TAIL ROTOR AND TAIL BOOM DAMAGE DURING HOVER. (-23) THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING FROM PRIVATE LANDING SITE AND WAS MANEUVERING REARWARD AT A HOVER AND STRUCK A METAL FENCE POST CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAILBOOM AND TAILROTOR.

## 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 CHI98LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA332), Sep 4, 1998: Schweizer 269C (N75068), Decker, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance resulting in a collision with a fence.

## Other reports on N75068 (3)

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

- [Incident 19940508027469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508027469I), May 8, 1994: Hughes 269C (N75068), Washington, PA, Minor damage. Reduced rotor RPM. Vibration. Collective jammed. Landed safe. Tube missing. Caused swash pitch link to drive plate.
- [Accident 19891222052949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891222052949A), Dec 22, 1989: Hughes 269C (N75068), Norcross, GA, Substantial damage. First solo. Student allowed a skid to scrape ground during hover landing. Helicopter rolled on its side.
- [Accident 19881028048699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881028048699A), Oct 28, 1988: Hughes 269C (N75068), Arcadia, FL, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck the ground while taxiing to park after a landing approach.

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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