# Incident 19990604022759I: Hughes 269B, Burlington, OK, June 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1999, 10:30 local time
- Place: Burlington, OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9002° N, 98.4234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9002&lon=-98.4234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9561F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9561F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-A1A (registry code 41885, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990604022759I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS MAKING A DOWNWIND TURN AND WAS HIT BY A GUST OF WIND FROM BEHIND. HE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE SINK WHEN THE SKID CAUGHT ON THE GROUND, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FALL ON ITS SIDE DAMAGING THE MAIN ROTOR.

## Other reports on N9561F (2)

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

- [Accident 20110429014659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110429014659A), Apr 29, 2011: Hughes 269B (N9561F), Edgerton, IN, Substantial damage. During the application of pestiside spray the pilot felt a very stronge vibration in th efoot pedals and a few secounds later he loss the tail rotor…
- [Incident 20070523826699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070523826699I), May 23, 2007: Hughes 269B (N9561F), Middletown, OH, Minor damage. (-23) On may 23, 2007 at approximately 1530 EDT, a Hughes 269-B helicopter, N9561F, registered to iron eagle aviation LLC and flown by the pilot [privacy data…

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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