# Accident 20020219004849A: Hughes 269C, Lorain / Elyria, OH, February 19, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2002, 15:10 local time
- Place: Lorain / Elyria, OH
- Airport: Lorain County Reg Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3442° N, 82.1775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3442&lon=-82.1775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9296F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020219004849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER STUDENT PILOT (HOLDING A FIXED WING PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE) TAKING OFF FROM PLATFORM EXPERIENCED ABRUPT RIGHT YAW UPON PULLING ON COLLECTIVE. AS AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO COMPENSATE ROTATION WITH PEDALS BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT VEERED HELICOPTER AWAY FROM THE PLATFORM AND TRIED TO LAND AT THE SAME TIME THAT REDUCED RPM TO COMPENSATE FOR TORQUE. HELICOPTER LANDED HARD WHILE SPINNING SUFFERING DYNAMIC ROLL-OVER BREAKING LEFT-SIDE LANDING SKID TIPPING TO ITS LEFT AND HITTING BOTH MAIN AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES INTO THE GROUND. PILOT EVACUATED AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

## 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 IAD02LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA033), Feb 19, 2002: Hughes 269C (N9296F), Lorain, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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