# Accident 20020810023529A: Hughes 269A, Kent, WA, August 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2002, 09:50 local time
- Place: Kent, WA
- Airport: Crest Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3372° N, 122.1036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3372&lon=-122.1036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90271, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90271) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810023529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT A HOVER THE HELICOPTER DRIFTED REARWARD CAUSING THE LEFT REAR SKID TO MAKE GROUND CONTACT AND DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES/TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX.

## 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 SEA02LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA150), Aug 10, 2002: Hughes 269A (N90271), Covington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control not maintained while hovering.

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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