# Accident 20080624841529A: Hughes 269C, Buffalo, WY, June 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2008, 13:30 local time
- Place: Buffalo, WY
- Airport: Johnson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: N3SA
- Location: 44.3225° N, 106.2611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3225&lon=-106.2611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432MS-2018-03-08) (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: 17,250 total, 2,350 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080624841529A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON A STEEP DEPARTURE TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT LOST ROTOR RPM BECAUSE OF A WIND SWITCH.  AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND STUCK VEGETATION.

## 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 LAX08LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA196), Jun 24, 2008: Schweizer 269C (N432MS), Buffalo, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempted downwind takeoff that resulted in an aborted takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N432MS (2)

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

- [Incident 20131110022889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131110022889I), Nov 10, 2013: Schweizer 269C (N432MS), Laurel, MT, Minor damage. On 11/10/2013 at 1530, instructor and student after flight lesson proceeded with initial ground hover instruction during which the student applies sudden aft…
- [Incident 20060223002079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060223002079I), Feb 23, 2006: Hughes 269C (N432MS), Billings, MT. (-23) Instructor states that during an instrument instructional flight the engine suddenly became very rough, the instructor took control and entered an…

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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