# Accident 20020513013569A: Hughes 269C, Phoenix, AZ, May 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2002, 10:45 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6292° N, 111.9078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6292&lon=-111.9078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N577TA-2002-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020513013569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROLS AND SAID "WATCH THIS" AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE A MANEUVER HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM. THE MANEUVER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN AUTOROTATION WITH A 180 DEGREE TURN FROM 400 FT AGL, BUT HE LOST AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE AND RPM DURING THE TURN AND WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE STRIKING THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX02LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA161), May 13, 2002: Schweizer 269C (N577TA), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the CFI's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed resulted in a settling with power, and the CFI's failure to take remedial action. A factor in the accident was the high density altitude.

## Other reports on N577TA (1)

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

- [Accident 20000719011969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000719011969A), Jul 19, 2000: Hughes 269C (N577TA), Cave Creek, AZ, No damage. (-23) While flying at approx. 2500/2600 ft (AGL) in the Cave Creek, AZ area the pilot made a normal approach to a rural opening in the desert near spurcrossing…

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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