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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Diamondhead, MS · October 16, 2004

Date: October 16, 2004 · 12:20 local
Place: Diamondhead, MS
Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N119DM
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA05CA006
Reported as: Hughes 269C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,550 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N119DMRegistration cancelled May 22, 2017 · Schweizer 269CS/N 1460 · Built 1990 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) Airman made precautionary landing to fix stuck floor mike on opposite side of cockpit. On takeoff the aircraft experienced loss of tailrotor effectiveness. Airman landed aircraft again, coming down in long grass. The heat from the exhaust stack caused the grass to catch fire. The airman tried to extinguish the fire but was unable and it burned the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRMAN MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO FIX STUCK FLOOR MIKE ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF COCKPIT. ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF TAILROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. AIRMAN LANDED AIRCRAFT AGAIN, COMING DOWN IN LONG GRASS. THE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST STACK CAUSED THE GRASS TO CATCH FIRE. THE AIRMAN TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BUT WAS UNABLE AND IT BURNED THE AIRCRAFT.

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 MIA05CA006Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDiamond Head, MSThe pilot's inadvertent loss of tail rotor effectiveness during takeoff to a hover and aborted landing in a grass area resulting in the grass catching fire from the engine exhaust and the helicopter being consumed by fire.Oct 16, 2004 · Destroyed