# Incident 20070523826699I: Hughes 269B, Middletown, OH, May 23, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Middletown, OH
- Airport: Hook Field Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5030° N, 84.3649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5030&lon=-84.3649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9561F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9561F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-A1A (registry code 41885, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070523826699I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 23, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 EDT, A HUGHES 269-B HELICOPTER, N9561F, REGISTERED TO IRON EAGLE AVIATION LLC AND FLOWN BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A HARD LANDING WHILE PRACTICING A FULL TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION WITH A STUDENT AT HOOK FIELD, (MWO) MIDDLETOWN, OHIO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT HAD NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N9561F (2)

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

- [Accident 20110429014659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110429014659A), Apr 29, 2011: Hughes 269B (N9561F), Edgerton, IN, Substantial damage. During the application of pestiside spray the pilot felt a very stronge vibration in th efoot pedals and a few secounds later he loss the tail rotor…
- [Incident 19990604022759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990604022759I), Jun 4, 1999: Hughes 269B (N9561F), Burlington, OK, Minor damage. The pilot reported he was making a downwind turn and was hit by a gust of wind from behind. He was pulling out of the sink when the skid caught on the ground,…

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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