# Accident 19991218043259A: Hughes 269A, Brownsboro, TX, December 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1999, 13:47 local time
- Place: Brownsboro, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2899° N, 95.6090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2899&lon=-95.6090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N575PF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N575PF-2000-03-13) (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 FTW00LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991218043259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL SURVEILLANCE OF CREEK BED AT LOW ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED. FOLLOWING CREEK BED THE PILOT TURNED THE A/C INTO AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. WIND REPORTED AT TYLER AIRPORT WAS 32007. ONCE IN A DOWNWIND CONDITION PILOT EXPERIENCED A SETTLING CONDITION AND REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER. ONCE TREE IMPACT WAS IMMINENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN A/C IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE AS IT SETTLED THROUGH THE TREE TOPS AND FELL APPROX. 40-50 FEET. A/C LANDED ON LEFT SIDE. PASSENGER SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND ARM INJURIES. A/C WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 FTW00LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA048), Dec 18, 1999: Hughes 269A (N575PF), Brownsboro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of tail rotor effectiveness as a result of tail rotor vortex ring state.

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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