# Incident 20060917019349I: Hughes 269C, Auburn, WA, September 17, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2006, 16:35 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3046° N, 122.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3046&lon=-122.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20536, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20536) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060917019349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) 09/17/2006, GROUND HANDLING BAR FELL THROUGH A ROOF ONTO A DECK. GROUND HANDLING BAR CAME OUT OF MOUNTING BRACKET. PILOT STATED HE DID CHECK THIS BEFORE TAKE OFF.

## Other reports on N20536 (1)

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

- [Accident 20120211002499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120211002499A), Feb 11, 2012: Schweizer 269C (N20536), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he was demonstrating a hovering turn around a point, described as being a car tire. As the aircraft entered a downwind condition the pilot…

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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