# Accident 20030724017849A: Hughes 269C, Snohomish, WA, July 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2003, 12:15 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Airport: Harvey Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9081° N, 122.1053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9081&lon=-122.1053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53KF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53KF) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,547 total, 788 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030724017849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING 180 DEGREE PRACTICE AUTOROTATION (TERMINATION WITH POWER), THE INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO OVER FLARE ON THE POWER RECOVERY CAUSING THE TAIL STINGER AND TAIL ROTOR BLADE TO MAKE GROUND CONTACT.

## 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 SEA03LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA151), Jul 24, 2003: Hughes 269C (N53KF), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual students failure to maintain clearance from the terrain during the go-around from a simulated autorotational flare, and the instructor pilot's failure to take adequate remedial action to…

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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