# Accident 20071121827919A: Hughes 269C, Newberg, OR, November 21, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2007, 10:30 local time
- Place: Newberg, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3056° N, 122.9181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3056&lon=-122.9181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61480, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61480-2017-10-31) (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 HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071121827919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT 5 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE FROM NEWBERG, OREGON, AT 1500 FT MSL, ENROUTE TO AURORA, OREGON, THE ENGINE MADE A STRANGE SOUND AND ABRUPTLY QUIT RUNNING. ENGINE POWER SETTING WAS REPORTED IN GREEN ARC FOR CRUISE FLIGHT PRIOR TO ENGINE STOPPAGE. PILOT ATTEMPTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY ABORTED ENGINE RESTART PROCEDURE, AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY AUTOROTATION LANDING INTO EMPTY PASTURE DIRECTLY UNDER FLIGHT PATH. AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED, AND PILOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. (-23 AMENDMENT) STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT 5 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE FROM NEWBERG, OREGON, AT 1500 FT MSL, ENROUTE TO PORTLAND-MULINO AIRPORT, OREGON, THE ENGINE MADE A STRANGE SOUND AND ABRUPTLY QUIT RUNNING. ENGINE POWER SETTING WAS REPORTED IN GREEN ARC FOR CRUISE FLIGHT PRIOR TO ENGINE STOPPAGE. PILOT ATTEMPTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY ABORTED ENGINE RESTART BY ADJUSTING MIXTURE CONTROL AND PUSHING IN STARTER BUTTON, WITH NO SUCCESS. PILOT RADIOED INSTRUCTOR FOR INSTRUCTIONS, AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY AUTOROTATION LANDING INTO EMPTY PASTURE DIRECTLY UNDER FLIGHT PATH. MAIN ROTOR BLADES FOUND STACKED WITH VERY LITTLE DAMAGE AT ACCIDENT SITE INDICATING LOW MAIN ROTOR RPM AT IMPACT. AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED, AND PILOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 SEA08LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA035), Nov 21, 2007: Schweizer 269C (N61480), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadvertent application of the fuel shut off valve during flight. Contributing to the accident were the locations of the heater and fuel shutoff controls.

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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