# Accident 20070628831969A: Hughes 269C, Slidell, LA, June 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2007, 10:30 local time
- Place: Slidell, LA
- Airport: Slidell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VLHA
- Location: 30.1672° N, 89.6558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1672&lon=-89.6558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N292B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N292B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 3,200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070628831969A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW07CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA146), Jun 28, 2007: Schweizer 269C (N292B), Slidell, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with settling with power condition while hovering out of ground effect. A contributing factor was the prevailing tailwind.

## Other reports on N292B (1)

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

- [Accident 20151221020709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151221020709A), Dec 21, 2015: Schweizer 269C (N292B), Warrenton, MO, Destroyed. Pilot 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…

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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