# Incident 20020116000529I: Hughes 269C1, Burbank, CA, January 16, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2002, 14:45 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61413, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61413-2006-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C1
- Reported engine: LYC HO360*
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020116000529I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO A LOW FREQUENCY VIBRATION COMING FROM THE CYCLIC OR MAIN ROTOR. N61413 WAS INSPECTED AND A CHADWICK BALANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE MAIN ROTOR. N61413 WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. SEE ATTACHED LOG PAGE.

## Other reports on N61413 (1)

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

- [Accident 20040925026429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040925026429A), Sep 25, 2004: Hughes 269C1 (N61413), Burbank, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Preliminary investigation indicates that student pilot landed hard and induced ground resonance (vibration), and instructor was too late for corrective…

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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