# Accident 20041010029319A: Hughes 269C, Minerva, OH, October 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2004, 12:00 local time
- Place: Minerva, OH
- Airport: Minerva Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7458° N, 81.1442° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7458&lon=-81.1442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7423F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7423F-2007-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-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 HIO360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041010029319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STARTED TO TAKE-OFF WHEN HE WAS LIGHT ON THE SKIDS IT WENT NOSE HEAVY. HE PULLED BACK AND THE SKIDS AND TAIL ROTOR DUG INTO THE GROUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY BROKE OFF THE TAILBOOM AND THE M/R BLADES DUG INTO THE GROUND. PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS PILOT INDUCED.

## 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 NYC05CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA008), Oct 10, 2004: Hughes 269C (N7423F), Minerva, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during liftoff.

## Other reports on N7423F (1)

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

- [Incident 19841030061989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841030061989I), Oct 30, 1984: Hughes 269C (N7423F), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Minor damage to aircraft from autorotation. Engine quit. Broken exhaust valve due to incorrect valves installed.

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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