# Accident 20050622034209A: Hughes 269C, Bruceville, TX, June 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2005, 19:45 local time
- Place: Bruceville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3000° N, 97.1500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3000&lon=-97.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7487F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7487F-2007-04-10) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 340 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050622034209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 22, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 LOCAL, A HUGHES, HU-269-C HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED DURING A 14 CFR PART 61 INSTRUCTION FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF BRUCEVILLE, TX. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS STUDENT WERE PERFORMING A PRACTICE 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATION FROM APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET AGL. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT POWER UP PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS BEFORE THE ROTORS CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SEVERED THE TAILBOOM. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 DFW05CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA168), Jun 23, 2005: Hughes 269C (N7487F), Bruceville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper flare during autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factor was, the lack of suitable terrain.

## Other reports on N7487F (2)

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

- [Accident 19840829044449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840829044449A), Aug 29, 1984: Hughes 269C (N7487F), Witts Springs, AR, Substantial damage. Helicopter settled with power during aerial observation flight and crashed in mountainous terrain.
- [Accident 19810503032269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503032269A), May 3, 1981: Hughes 269C (N7487F), Ridgley, TN, Substantial damage. Engine quit at low altitude returning to base. Hard landing damaged helicopter. Engine problem unknown.

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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