# Incident 20060717018589I: Hughes 269C, Stockton, CA, July 17, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2006, 17:14 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9577° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9577&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29PJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29PJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-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
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060717018589I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PJ HELICOPTERS INC. CONTRACTED WITH SAN JUAQUIN SHERIFF DEPT. TO CONDUCT RECONNOSCENSE OF MARAJUANA FIELDS. DURING THEIR MISSION THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY CLIPPED A POWER LINE WITH THE TAIL ROTOR. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY LANDED, INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER FOR PJ HELICOPTERS AND DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED AIRWORTHY. THE PILOT FLEW THE HELICOPTER TO A NEARBY AIRPORT (TCY) IN TRACY, CA. THE HELICOPTER HAS SUBSEQUENTLY HAD THE ROTOR REPLACED WITH A NEW ROTOR FROM SCHWEITZER. INITIALLY REPORTED AS AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO AN INCIDENT. END OF REPORT.

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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