# Accident 20080711841549A: Hughes 269C1, Kilmarnock, VA, July 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2008, 12:30 local time
- Place: Kilmarnock, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7689° N, 76.3072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7689&lon=-76.3072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61425, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61425-2016-08-11) (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: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080711841549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 11, 2008, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS PIC OF N61425, A SCH-269 C1, WAS CONDUCTING A FLIGHT FOR THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION, OVER NORTHUMBERLAND, NEAR KILMARNICK, VA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS HOVERING AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT AGL, WITH AN APPROXIMATE 20 KNOT HEADWIND, WHEN HE NOTICED AN UNCOMMANDED ROTATION TO THE RIGHT.  HE REACTED WITH LEFT PEDAL WITH NO RESULT AND MOVED THE CYCLIC FORWARD TO GAIN AIRSPEED WITH LITTLE RESULT.  THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED A CLOCKWISE ROTATION IN A DESCENT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND RESULTING IN THE HELICOPTER ROLLING ONTO THE LEFT SIDE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 NYC08LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA254), Jul 11, 2008: Schweizer 269C-1 (N61425), Northumberland, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate remedial action after an inadvertent encounter with loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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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