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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Slidell, LA · June 28, 2007

Date: June 28, 2007 · 10:30 local
Place: Slidell, LA
Airport: Slidell
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: VLHA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N292B
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW07CA146
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,400 total3,200 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N292BRegistered now · Schweizer 269CS/N S1385 · Built 1989 Airframe modelSchweizer 269C Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Single-engine helicopter encountered settling with power resulting in a hard landing on a marsh land. The 3400 hour commercial pilot was hovering the helicopter at approximately 100 feet above the ground (AGL) whle performimg a wildlife/mapping survey, when he lost control of the helicopter and settled to the ground with a hard landing that caused the tail boom to separate from the fuselage and the main rotor blades to impact the ground, causing substantial damage to the helicopter.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SINGLE-ENGINE HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED SETTLING WITH POWER RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING ON A MARSH LAND. THE 3400 HOUR COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS HOVERING THE HELICOPTER AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND (AGL) WHLE PERFORMIMG A WILDLIFE/MAPPING SURVEY, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER AND SETTLED TO THE GROUND WITH A HARD LANDING THAT CAUSED THE TAIL BOOM TO SEPARATE FROM THE FUSELAGE AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES TO IMPACT THE GROUND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DFW07CA146Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSlidell, LAThe pilot's encounter with settling with power condition while hovering out of ground effect. A contributing factor was the prevailing tailwind.Jun 28, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N292B · 1

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

Accident 20151221020709ACruise/Level Flight · Warrenton, MOPilot of N292B departed helisat flight training pad at approximately 21:15 CST on 12-21-15 for a night cross-country flight to a privately owned helipad close to waynesville, MO. The pilot stated that he checked the weather and that it was forecasted to be…Dec 21, 2015 · Destroyed