# Accident 20020529018299A: Hughes OH6A, Evans, NY, May 29, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2002, 09:52 local time
- Place: Evans, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6664° N, 78.9964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6664&lon=-78.9964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42SD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES OH6A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02TA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02TA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020529018299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2002, INSTRUCTOR PILOT MARTIN BRONISZ AND STUDENT ARTHUR LITZINGER WERE CONDUCTING TRAINING IN A OH-6A HELICOPTER AT MILLIGANS FIELD, EVANS, NY. THEY WERE PERFORMING A NORMAL APPROACH TO THE CENTER OF THE WEST RUNWAY WHEN AT 60 KNOTS, AND APPROXIMATELY 75-100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND YAWED TO THE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CONTROLS AND PERFORMED AN AUTO-ROTATION. THE HELICOPTER SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DITCH. THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE TAILBOOM, CUTTING IT INTO SEVERAL PIECES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE. BOTH CREWMEMBERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## 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 NYC02TA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02TA104), May 29, 2002: Hughes OH-6A (N42SD), Angola, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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