# Accident 20000503004459A: Hughes 269C, May 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3606° N, 105.1790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3606&lon=-105.1790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1098B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1098B-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000503004459A

## Narrative

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

(.23) STUDENT PRACTICING AUTOROTATION IN TOP 1/2 OF THE AUTOROTATION AT 1000AGL, MR. SAMPSON THROTTLED BACK AND THE ENGINE DIED. MR. SAMPSON WENT TO FULL AUTOROTATION AND BROUGHT THE CRAFT DOWN ON A SOFT LANDING SITE, THE SKIDS DID NOT SLIDE.  THE HELICOPTER TIPPED ON IT'S SIDE AND THE ROTOR BLADES CHOPPED OFF THE TAIL BOOM.

## 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 DEN00LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA083), May 3, 2000: Hughes 269C (N1098B), Loveland, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged the run on landing during a full autorotation. Factors were a total loss of power for unknown reasons and soft terrain.

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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