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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Media, PA · February 28, 2004

Date: February 28, 2004 · 14:00 local
Place: Media, PA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: H59S
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N75070
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD04LA013
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 123 total123 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N75070Registered now · Schweizer 269CS/N S1404 Airframe modelSchweizer 269C Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Student pilot flying solo experienced tail rotor failure. While attempting an emergency landing in an open field the student demolished the aircraft as a result of the main rotor making ground contact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT FLYING SOLO EXPERIENCED TAIL ROTOR FAILURE. WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD THE STUDENT DEMOLISHED THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THE MAIN ROTOR MAKING GROUND CONTACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD04LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMedia, PAA lack of previous lubrication to the tail rotor drive shaft forward fitting teeth, which resulted in their gradual wear, the eventual slippage of the shaft, and the subsequent loss of tailrotor thrust and forced landing.Feb 28, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N75070 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19970706026199ILevel Off Touchdown · Mount Holly, NJNarrative: on 07-06-97, Hughes 300, N75070 had engine failure in the vicinity of south Jersey regional airport. Pilot Douglas herlihy stated that he entered an auto-rotation to a touchdown into a freshly plowed field. After touchdown, the aircraft rolled back…Jul 6, 1997 · Minor damage Accident 19910119001709AHovering · Princeton, ORHovering at 200 AGL in a canyon. Rotor RPM decayed. Descended to ground impact. Strong tailwind downdraft factors.Jan 19, 1991 · Substantial damage