# Accident 20090311003809A: Hughes 269C, El Indio, TX, March 11, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2009, 11:36 local time
- Place: El Indio, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7944° N, 100.4589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7944&lon=-100.4589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64731, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64731-2009-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-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 HIO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090311003809A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE PILOT OF THE HUGHES 269C WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A HOMEMADE TRAILER, WITH HIGH WINDS, RAIN AND FOGGY CANOPY.  THE PILOT HAD TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE HELICOPTER IN THE WIND.  THE LEFT SKIND GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE TRAILER, CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO ROLL OVER ONTO ITS SIDE AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES HITTING THE GROUND AND A PARKED TRUCK.

## 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 CEN09LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA202), Mar 11, 2009: Hughes 269C (N64731), El Indio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while attempting to land on a transport trailer in heavy rain and gusting winds.

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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