# Accident 20000616043819A: Hughes 269A, Manschester, NJ, June 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2000, 18:45 local time
- Place: Manschester, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9014N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9014N-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 858 total, 63 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000616043819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOTS STATEMENT REFLECTS: HELICOPTER ON RELOCATION FLIGHT FROM CDW TO MJX. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO FLIGHT, FUEL LOW LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER, THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. THE PILOT BEGAN AUTO ROTATION TO SAND PATH SURROUNDED BY TREES. AS HELICOPTER APPROACHED GROUND, MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK SEVERAL TREES, WHICH TURNED HELICOPTER 180 DEGREES AND ON IT'S SIDE. THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED THE GROUND ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 IAD00LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA052), Jun 16, 2000: Hughes 269A (N9014N), Mansfield, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to comply with published emergency procedures. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in a take-off with the inadequate amount of…

## Other reports on N9014N (1)

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

- [Accident 19890825034969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825034969A), Aug 25, 1989: Hughes 269A (N9014N), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Flying low and slow saw wires too late, tried to avoid quick stop. Crashed and rolled over.

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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