# Accident 20041016026379A: Hughes 269C, Diamondhead, MS, October 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2004, 12:20 local time
- Place: Diamondhead, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3628° N, 89.3869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3628&lon=-89.3869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N119DM-2017-05-22) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041016026379A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA05CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA006), Oct 16, 2004: Schweizer 269C (N119DM), Diamond Head, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: The 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…

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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