# Accident 20060418006289A: Hughes 269C, Denton, TX, April 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2006, 11:11 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: L62A
- Location: 33.2006° N, 97.1978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2006&lon=-97.1978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N209LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N209LH-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060418006289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 18, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1111 LCL, A SCHWEIZER 269-C HELICOPTER, N209LH, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES WEST OF THE DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KDTO), DENTON, TX. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS STUDENT WERE PERFORMING PRACTICE POWER-OFF 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 DFW06LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA108), Apr 18, 2006: Schweizer 269C (N209LH), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain rotor RPM, resulting in a hard 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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