# Accident 20070529010929A: Hughes TH55, Las Piedras, May 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2007, 09:30 local time
- Place: Las Piedras
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.2017° N, 65.8389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2017&lon=-65.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63HD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63HD-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes TH-55 (registry code 4471002, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES TH55
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 90 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070529010929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/29/2007 AT APPROX. 9:30 AM THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING HIS HELICOPTER WHEN AFTER TAKEOFF, AND APPROX. 350 FT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. TO AVOID POWER LINES THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A TURN AND CONTINUED HIS AUTOROTATION TO A LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED INJURIES.

## 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 MIA07CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA103), May 29, 2007: Hughes 269A (N63HD), Las Piedras, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the non-certificated pilot to maintain a proper rate of descent during the autorotative landing following a reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, resulting in a hard…

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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