# Accident 20000927015129A: Hughes 269B, Laurel, MT, September 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2000, 17:18 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6001° N, 108.6807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6001&lon=-108.6807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9503F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9503F-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000927015129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR STATES STUDENT, ON SECOND SOLO PICKUP, PICKED UP THE HELI TO 3-FOOT STABILIZER HOVER. UNINTENTIONALLY RAISED THE COLLECTIVE, THUS CLIMBING TO 10 FEET, DECREASED ROTOR RPM, AND LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HE CONTINUED THE CLIMB WHILE SPINNING WITH TORQUE TO 50+ FEET. INSTRUCTOR OBSERVED COLLECTIVE AT 45 ANGLE AND COULD NOT OBSERVE INDIVIDUAL ROTOR BLADES BECAUSE OF DECAYED RPT. HELI SETTLED QUICKLY TO THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER. THE STUDENT WAS NOT INJURED.^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 SEA00LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA193), Sep 27, 2000: Hughes 269B (N9503F), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure to maintain aircraft control during hover operations. Inadequate remedial action by the pilot was a factor.

## Other reports on N9503F (1)

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

- [Incident 19780113002799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780113002799I), Jan 13, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9503F), Long Beach, CA. Rotor blade flexed down and struck person due to another helicopter landing in area.

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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