# Accident 20020820023469A: Hughes 269C, Denver, CO, August 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2002, 11:15 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9086° N, 105.1172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9086&lon=-105.1172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7508L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7508L) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020820023469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DOING AUTO ROTATION INSTRUCTION. TWO AUTO-ROTATIONS HAD BEEN DONE PREVIOUSLY, ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING AND NEARLY STOPPED, THERE WAS A SUDDEN DROP TO THE AFT AND LEFT AND A LOUD "BANG" WAS HEARD BY THE CREW. UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE CREW FOUND THAT THE LEFT AFT OLEO STRUT TO THE CROSSBEAM WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED. THE ATTACH BOLT WAS MISSING. A SEARCH OF THE SURROUNDING AREA WAS CONDUCTED AND THE ATTACH BOLT COULD NOT BE FOUND.

## 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 DEN02LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA098), Aug 20, 2002: Schweizer 269C (N7508L), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: maintenance personnel's failure to secure the landing skid oleo strut bolt during the last 50-hour inspection, causing the left rear skid to collapse and the tail rotor to strike the ground.

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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