# Incident 20070206000549I: Hughes 269C1, Titusville, FL, February 6, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2007, 15:15 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Center Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N1565B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1565B-2011-02-24) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070206000549I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING SECOND INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOVER. AIRCRAFT STARTED AN ABRUPT LEFT ROTATION. INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS BUT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED HARD.

## Other reports on N1565B (1)

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

- [Accident 20090613047279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090613047279A), Jun 13, 2009: Schweizer 269C-1 (N1565B), Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot was on a solo instructional flight practicing for a commercial flight check. During hovering manuvering the pilot allowed the aircraft to settle and the…

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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