# Accident 20060713013349A: Hughes 269C1, Titusville, FL, July 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2006, 17:50 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Center Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HIAS
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1831A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1831A-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-G1A (registry code 41898, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-g1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 206 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060713013349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF TRIM, 3 FT HOVER HEIGHT, LOSS OF CONTROL OF CYCLIC AFTER CONTROL EXCHANGE. AIRCRAFT DIPPED FORWARD AND THE ROTOR BLADES IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1831A (1)

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

- [Accident 20190811017679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190811017679A), Aug 11, 2019: Schweizer 269C-1 (N1831A), Allentown, PA, Substantial damage. Helicopter departed abe hangar 7 helo pad for airwork. Aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff during climb out. Helicopter experienced engine roughness and low…

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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