# Accident 19990715009349A: Hughes 269A, Juneau, AK, July 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1999, 14:30 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.5798° N, 134.7700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5798&lon=-134.7700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8926F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8926F-2000-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990715009349A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE PROBLEM. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO HOLD ROTOR RPM, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED, THE ROTOR CONTACTED RISING TERRAIN AND ROLLED RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC99LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA092), Jul 15, 1999: Hughes 269A (N8926F), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm, and an inadequately planned approach. A factor associated with the accident was a tailwind.

## Other reports on N8926F (1)

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

- [Accident 19730712020849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730712020849A), Jul 12, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8926F), Alpine, TX, Destroyed. Jammed flt contrls coyote huntng. Invest revealed 4 shell cases under seat at cyclic cont mechanism

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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