# Accident 20020707014999A: Hughes 269C1, Waco, TX, July 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2002, 18:30 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6111° N, 97.2303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6111&lon=-97.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61439 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020707014999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07 JULY, 2002 AT ABOUT 18:30 LCL A SCHWEIZER 269C-1 HELICOPTER OPERATED BY HEART OF TEXAS HELICOPTERS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT CRASHED DURING AN ATTEMPTED 180 DEGREE AUTO-ROTATION. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE VFR AND THE WINDS WERE LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH WITH VISIBILITY BETTER THAN 5 MILES. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT, LARRY JOE MYNAR, CERTIFICATE NO. 467739634 AND PASSENGER, MICHAEL PAT RANSPOT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HEART OF TEXAS HELICOPTERS, WACO TX.

## 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 FTW02LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA201), Jul 7, 2002: Schweizer 269C-1 (N61439), Waco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the pilot's inadequate landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.

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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