# Accident 20080229011589A: Hughes 269C, Mount Charlest, NV, February 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2008, 09:00 local time
- Place: Mount Charlest, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pinnacle Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2553° N, 115.4475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2553&lon=-115.4475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N958CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N958CP) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 650 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080229011589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER, N958CP, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED FOR INSTRUCTION CFR 14 PART 61 CRASHED DOING PINNACLE LANDINGS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE NORTH WEST PRACTICE AREA NEAR MOUNT CHARLESTON, NEVADA. INSTRUCTOR PRACTICING PINNACLE LANDING WITH A STUDENT PILOT, HOVERED THE HELICOPTER NEAR THE SLOPE WHEN THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SETTLE AND DECAY BOTH ROTOR AND ENGINE RPM. HELICOPTER LANDED AND ROLLED DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SLOPE, INJURING THE LEFT EAR OF THE STUDENT PILOT. HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO SERIOUS INJURIES AND NO POST FIRE.

## 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 LAX08CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA069), Feb 29, 2008: Schweizer 269C (N958CP), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certificated flight instructor's delayed remedial action, and inadequate supervision while landing on a pinnacle. Factors contributing to the accident were the lack of suitable terrain for a…

## Other reports on N958CP (2)

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

- [Incident 20110313003809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110313003809I), Mar 13, 2011: Schweizer 269C (N958CP), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. The tail rotor transmission driven spline retaining nut lost its torque and backed out, causing the tail rotor drive shaft to move forward until the forward…
- [Accident 20050519009709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050519009709A), May 19, 2005: Hughes 269C (N958CP), Pueblo, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Training flt in traffic pattern for rw 26L @kpub. 1st three patterns completed successfully w/normal approach on first, and steep approach on next two.…

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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