# Accident 20070312003089A: Hughes 269C1, Plymouth, MA, March 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2007, 08:20 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Plymouth Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LOES
- Location: 41.9089° N, 70.7286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9089&lon=-70.7286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2074K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2074K-2014-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C1
- Reported engine: LYC HO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 240 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070312003089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 0820 EDT ON 03/12/07 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WERE PERFORMING A ROTATING PEDAL TURN TO THE RIGHT AT 3-6' AGL. ABOUT A QUARTER WAY THROUGH THE TURN THEY EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SPIN TO THE RIGHT AND THE NOSE PITCHED UP. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE LEFT SKID THEN ROLLED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE AND CAME TO A STOP. ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED IN THE GRASS PARALLEL TO THE APPROACH END RUNWAY 6.

## 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 NYC07LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA077), Mar 12, 2007: Schweizer 269C (N2074K), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a hover, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

## Other reports on N2074K (1)

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

- [Accident 20070210003079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070210003079A), Feb 10, 2007: Hughes 269C1 (N2074K), Plymouth, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) The investigation of the 03/12/2007 accident involving this aircraft revealed a similar, unreported accident on 02/10/2007. This information was gleaned…

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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