# Accident 20050811018899A: Hughes 269A, Ashland, OR, August 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2005, 17:53 local time
- Place: Ashland, OR
- Airport: Ashland Municipal-Summer Parker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1917° N, 122.6611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1917&lon=-122.6611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N488MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488MC-2021-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer TH55A/269A (registry code 8059503, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-th55a-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 701 total, 169 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050811018899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL AND HELO FLIPPED OVER. TIME OF ACCIDENT: 1753 PDT, 0053 UTC. 2 POB, NO INJURIES, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 SEA05CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA168), Aug 12, 2005: Hughes 269A (N488MC), Ashland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inability of the dual student to maintain directional control of the helicopter during the landing roll when the left skid sank into an area of thick, soft, sticky tar, and the instructor pilot's…

## Other reports on N488MC (1)

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

- [Accident 20120626010919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120626010919A), Jun 26, 2012: Schweizer(Hughes)Aircraft Corp TH55A/269A (N488MC), Grinnell, IA, Substantial damage. On June 26, 2012, [privacy data omitted] departed new sharon in N488MC, enroute to ggi with a passenger. Approximatley 1215 local, [privacy data omitted] made…

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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