# Accident 20050709012959A: Hughes 269C1, Landrum, SC, July 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2005, 11:05 local time
- Place: Landrum, SC
- Airport: Fairview Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1572° N, 82.1222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1572&lon=-82.1222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301MG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N301MG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C1
- Reported engine: LYC HO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,894 total, 48 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050709012959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT THE LANDRUM AIRPORT, LANDRUM SC (33A) ON JULY 9, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:05 AM LOCAL TIME A SCHWEITZER 269C-1, N301MG, ROLLED OVER (DYNAMIC ROLLOVER) WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TAKEOFF FROM THE SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT, ON A SOLO FLIGHT, WAS INJURED MINIMALLY, SCRAPES AND SCRATCHES. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND THE WINDS WERE CALM.

## 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 ATL05CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA127), Jul 9, 2005: Schweizer 269C-1 (N301MG), Landrum, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the flight controls (collective pitch and cylic controls) during a take off to a hover resulting in the helicopter encountering dynamic roll over and rolling over on its…

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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