# Accident 19991215042819A: Hughes 369D, Colorado Spring, CO, December 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1999, 16:45 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0301° N, 104.4798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0301&lon=-104.4798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5190C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991215042819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED TAIL ROTOR FAILURE RESULTING IN A ROTATIONAL RIGHT HAND SPIN CONTACTING THE GROUND.

## 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 DEN00FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA028), Dec 15, 1999: Hughes 369D (N5190C), Peyton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: an uncontrolled touchdown following entry into a "out-of-ground effect" hover. Factors were loss of tail rotor effectiveness, and the pilot's lack of recent experience in kind of aircraft and total…

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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