# Accident 20040615023179A: Hughes 269C1, Portmouth, VA, June 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2004, 18:20 local time
- Place: Portmouth, VA
- Airport: Hampton Roads Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7814° N, 76.4486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7814&lon=-76.4486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2065T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2065T-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040615023179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT LANDED FROM A HOVER WITH A LOW RPM (2600 RPM). AIRCRAFT ENTERED GROUND RESONANCE AND DESTROYED ITSELF.

## 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 NYC04LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA142), Jun 15, 2004: Schweizer 269C (N2065T), Norfolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter, which resulted ground resonance. Contributing to the accident was the improperly serviced landing gear dampers.

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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