# Accident 20070913021859A: Hughes 269C1, Minneapolis, MN, September 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2007, 15:58 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Airlake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6278° N, 93.2281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6278&lon=-93.2281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N269HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269HB-2016-08-11) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 703 total, 229 in this make and model, 239 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070913021859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN AUTOROTATION MANEUVER THE TAIL BOOM STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

## 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 CHI07CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA299), Sep 13, 2007: Schweizer 300 CBI (N269HB), Minneapolis, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: The dual student's improper flare during the simulated autorotation, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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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