# Accident 20120919022539A: Hughes 269A, Mccool Junction, NE, September 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Mccool Junction, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7410° N, 97.5909° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7410&lon=-97.5909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37754, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37754-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 41,000 total, 940 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA648](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA648) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120919022539A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING PRACTICE AUTO-ROTATIONS THE ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER AND LANDED HARD CAUSING ROTORS TO CONTACT TAIL BOOM.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.  BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN12LA648](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA648), Sep 19, 2012: Hughes 269A (N37754), Mc Cool Junction, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student pilot’s entry into the autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power as a…

## Other reports on N37754 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970501007369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970501007369A), May 1, 1997: Hughes 269A (N37754), Lake Wales, FL, Substantial damage. Helicopter practicing auto rotations, unable to recover, engine did not respond, crashed. (.4)the certified flight instructor (CFI) was demonstrating a 180…

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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