# Accident 20020720022019A: Hughes 269C1, Askov, MN, July 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2002, 18:30 local time
- Place: Askov, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1806° N, 92.7807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1806&lon=-92.7807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N897TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897TH-2006-02-10) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020720022019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LIFTED OFF INTENDING TO EXECUTE LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN. AT LIFTOFF HELICOPTER BEGAN TURNING RIGHT, PILOT REPORTED HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP TURN WITH LEFT PEDAL. HE REDUCED COLLECTIVE, HELICOPTER SETTLED ONTO GRASS RUNWAY WITH SLIGHT ROTATIONAL OR SIDEWAYS MOTION, TOPPLED TO RIGHT, MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED GROUND. THROUGH BOLT IN TAIL ROTOR ARTICULATION ASSEMBLY FORK FOUND SHEARED. BOLT SHOWED SIGNS OF PRE-FAILURE STRESS (OVER-TORQUING). PARTS SUBMITTED TO NTSB FOR ANALYSIS. (.19) ON JULY 20, 2002, AT 1830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A SCHWEIZER 269C-1, N897TH, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP NEAR ASKOV, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI02LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA208), Jul 20, 2002: Schweizer 269C-1 (N897TH), Askov, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Directional control not obtained/maintained during the aborted 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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