# Accident 20010528010219A: Hughes 269C, Cox Creek, KY, May 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cox Creek, KY
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 37.9294° N, 85.3909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9294&lon=-85.3909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9660F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9660F-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010528010219A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON MAY 28, 2001, ABOUT 1400 EDT, A HUGHES 296C, N9660F WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IT STRUCK WIRES WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A PRIVATE FIELD NEAR COX' CREEK, KY. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT TO BARDSTOWN, KY.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.

## 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 NYC01LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA131), May 28, 2001: Hughes 269C (N9660F), Fairfield, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout during takeoff, and his inadequate reconnoiter of the area prior to takeoff.

## Other reports on N9660F (1)

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

- [Accident 19850530025749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850530025749A), May 30, 1985: Hughes 269C (N9660F), Lake Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Hard landing during power recovery autorotations. No engine discrepancies. PIC not CFI rated, SIC not RH rated.

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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