# Accident 20060909019269A: Hughes 269C1, Van Nuys, CA, September 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2006, 17:13 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2097° N, 118.3400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2097&lon=-118.3400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323CP-2007-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C1
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 553 in this make and model, 247 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060909019269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1713 HOURS PDT, ARRIVING FOR LANDING AT VAN NUYS AIRPORT (VNY), VAN NUYS, CA, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AN INSTRUMENT STUDENT, INITIATED A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION IN N323CP, A SCHWEIZER 300C. AFTER INITIATING THE AUTOROTATION THE "LOW VOLTAGE" WARNING ILLUMINATED. OTHER INDICATIONS OF LOSS OF POWER WERE NOTED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND COMPLETED THE AUTOROTATION TO A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT.

## 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 LAX06LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA290), Sep 10, 2006: Schweizer 269C-1 (N323CP), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance adjustment and missing mixture spring, which resulted in a loss of engine power during approach.

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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