# Accident 20050615018619A: Hughes 269A, Rusk, TX, June 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2005, 08:05 local time
- Place: Rusk, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8333° N, 95.2000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8333&lon=-95.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8768F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8768F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050615018619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER N8768F WAS ON A FLIGHT DEPARTING FROM SHREVEPORT, LA TO DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE, TX, DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 85 NM. AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 69 APPROXIMATELY 5 MI SOUTH OF RUSK, TEXAS. ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESS STATEMENTS AIRCRAFT WAS AT NORMAL ALTITUDE TRAVELING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 69 WHEN IT ABRUPTLY DESCENDED, AT THE BOTTOM OF AUTOROTATION DESCENT STRUCK SET OF POWER LINES, CUTTING TWO WIRES, IMPACTED GROUND APPROXIMATELY 50 FT NORTH OF WIRE STRIKE POINT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN NOSE DOWN AND CAME TO REST 10 FT FROM IMPACT AREA. PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. DEBRIS WAS SCATTERED OVER APPROXIMATELY 80 FT DIAMETER. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN FUEL TANK, NO FUEL WAS SPILLED IN AREA. NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 DFW05LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA159), Jun 15, 2005: Hughes 269A (N8768F), Rusk, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undermined reasons, and the subsequent collision with power lines and the ground. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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