# Accident 20070712018059A: Hughes 269C1, Immokalee, FL, July 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2007, 07:08 local time
- Place: Immokalee, FL
- Airport: Immokalee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4233° N, 81.4006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4233&lon=-81.4006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61447, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61447) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070712018059A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 7/12/07, 7:08 EST AT IMM FUELING STATION, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO HOT REFUEL HELICOPTER N61447, SERIAL NUMBER 0007. DURING THIS PROCEDURE, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE, STRIKING FUEL FARM CARD READER SHELTER SUPPORT BEAM WITH ROTOR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO SUPPORT BEAM AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. PASSENGER WAS IN AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME, BUT EXITED UNHARMED AFTER AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON ITS SIDE.

## 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 ATL07CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA103), Jul 12, 2007: Schweizer 269C-1 (N61447), Immokalee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot left the helicopter unattended with the engine operating which resulted in an inadvertent rollover.

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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