# Incident 19990509026132I: Hughes 269C, San Jose, CA, May 9, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1999, 10:55 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3329° N, 121.8198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY (RHV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3329&lon=-121.8198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2011A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2011A-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 476 total, 128 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990509026132I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON SUNDAY, MAY 9, 199, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:52 AM, LOCAL TIME, A HELICOPTER N2011A WAS CLEARED TO AIR TAXI TO AND CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF FROM AN AREA CALLED THE "HAY PATCH" AT REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY. THE "HAY PATCH" IS ADJACENT TO, AND WEST OF RUNWAY 32L AT REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT. THREE MINUTES AFTER THE HELICOPTER WAS CLEARED TO AIR TAXI, A CESSNA-172, N9568G, WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF, WITH A CLEARANCE TO PROCEED TOWARDS SAN JOSE, CA. AT THIS TIME, THE HELICOPTER ADVISED RHV-ATCT THAT HE WAS ON THE ROLL. RHV-ATCT AGAIN CLEARED 2011A FOR TAKE OFF AND ISSUED TRAFFIC AS THE CESSNA BEHIND HIM. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE CLIMBING NORTHWEST BOUND AND PARALLEL. THE HELICOPTER WAS AHEAD OF, AND TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CESSNA'S DEPARTURE PATH. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA WAS NOT ADVISED OF THE HELICOPTER. FOR THE CESSNA TO PROCEED TOWARDS SAN JOSE FROM REID-HILLVIEW WOULD REQUIRE A SLIGHT LEFT TURN. CLIMBING THROUGH 600 FEET AGL, THE CESSNA OVERTOOK AND COLLIDED WITH THE HELICOPTER. THE CESSNA'S PROPELLER CONTACTED THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE RIGHT SKID TUBE, APPROXIMATELY EIGHT INCHES FORWARD OF THE HEAL OF THE SKID. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE AIRPLANE'S PROPELLER. 1/4 TO 1/2 OF AN   INCH WAS MISSING FROM BOTH PROPELLER TIPS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TOT HE HELICOPTER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. BOTH AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO REID-HILLVIEW AND LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9568G, Cessna 172M: [Incident 19990509026131I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990509026131I)

## Other reports on N2011A (2)

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

- [Accident 20080704839749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080704839749A), Jul 4, 2008: Hughes 269C1 (N2011A), Livermore, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) The eye witness said the helicopter was flying "very low and very slow," along I-680 south bound so he was able to keep speed with it in his fire…
- [Incident 20050930024989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050930024989I), Sep 30, 2005: Hughes 269C1 (N2011A), San Jose, CA. (-23) The # three cylinder head separated from the barrel of the cylinder assembly during cruise flight. An emergency landing was made with no further incident.

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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