# Incident 20040626011329I: Hughes 269C1, Emeryville, CA, June 26, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2004
- Place: Emeryville, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HIAS
- Location: 37.8392° N, 122.3021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emeryville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8392&lon=-122.3021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2021G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2021G-2009-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 265 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040626011329I

## Narrative

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

(-23) CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BELLCRANK/THROTTLE CABLE BEARING, THROTTLE CONTROL BECAME INOPERATIVE UPON BEARING FAILURE. PILOT PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL RUNNING LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE THROTTLE BELLCRANK REVEALED THAT THE BEARING LINKING THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE TO THE THROTTLE BELLCRANK HAD DISINTEGRATED RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ROTORCRAFT THROTTLE CONTROL. A MECHANIC COMMENTED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS MOUNTED ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY. THERE WAS ALSO EVIDENCE OF WEAR ON THE BELLCRANK ADJACENT TO WHERE THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS INSTALLED. BEARING MAY HAVE FAILED DUE TO IMPROPER ROUTING OF THE THROTTLE CABLE LINKAGE.

## Other reports on N2021G (1)

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

- [Incident 20070715012729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070715012729I), Jul 15, 2007: Hughes 269C1 (N2021G), Dublin, CA, Minor damage. (-23) PIC reported that the helicopter was ascending between 2K-3K ft at approximately 500 ft. per minute rate when a loud bang was heard, followed by a…

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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