# Accident 20040228021119A: Hughes 269C, Media, PA, February 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Media, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: H59S
- Location: 39.9167° N, 75.4167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9167&lon=-75.4167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75070, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75070) (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
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 123 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD04LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040228021119A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 IAD04LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA013), Feb 28, 2004: Schweizer 269C (N75070), Media, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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…

## Other reports on N75070 (2)

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

- [Incident 19970706026199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970706026199I), Jul 6, 1997: Hughes 269C (N75070), Mount Holly, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: 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…
- [Accident 19910119001709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910119001709A), Jan 19, 1991: Hughes 269C (N75070), Princeton, OR, Substantial damage. Hovering at 200 AGL in a canyon. Rotor RPM decayed. Descended to ground impact. Strong tailwind downdraft factors.

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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