# Accident 20100807043359A: Hughes 269B, Lake View, MI, August 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2010, 13:25 local time
- Place: Lake View, MI
- Airport: Lake View Griffith Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4522° N, 85.2647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4522&lon=-85.2647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11XC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11XC-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA469) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100807043359A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 07, 2010 AT 13:25 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HUGHES 269B, N11XC WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT HIT A HANGAR AT LAKEVIEW GRIFFITH FIELD (13C).  THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE PILOT'S RESIDENCE EN ROUT TO 13C.  ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE HELICOPTER MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 THEN TURNED TO APPROACH THE FUEL PUMP TO THE SOUTH.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND FOR FUEL WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT HIM AND PUSHED HIM IN TO THE HANGAR WEST OF THE FUEL PUMP.  THE PILOT SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT BUT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES INCLUDING A BROKEN BACK.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM THE SW AT 17KTS GUST TO 22KTS.

## 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 CEN10CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA469), Aug 7, 2010: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Lakeview, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent angle during landing approach, which resulted in a settling with power condition.

## Other reports on N11XC (4)

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

- [Accident 19950218002129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950218002129A), Feb 18, 1995: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Addison, AL, Substantial damage. Rolled throttle off instead of collective on descent for landing. Impact broke off right skid. Rolled over.
- [Accident 19910718027969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910718027969A), Jul 18, 1991: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Brickeys, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Main rotor clutch cable broke,helicopter dropped into wooded swamp. Cable broke due rubbing on cable guide.
- [Accident 19750806034049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750806034049A), Aug 6, 1975: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Kennett, MO, Substantial damage. Lateral cylic push-pull rod end separated at right control stick
- [Accident 19731222042499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731222042499A), Dec 22, 1973: Hughes 269C (N11XC), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Lost ctl abt 5 ft AGL after running tkof.

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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