# Incident 20130531016049I: Hughes 269B, Lakewood, NY, May 31, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2013, 17:31 local time
- Place: Lakewood, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0991° N, 79.3201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakewood, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0991&lon=-79.3201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9507F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9507F-2018-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,544 total, 201 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130531016049I

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO PILOT AND PASSENGER STATEMENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PREFLIGHTED AND A FUEL SAMPLE TAKEN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUNUP WITHOUT INCIDENT.

WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING ITS INITIAL TAKEOFF OVER THE WATER, THE AIRCRAFT HAD TRAVELLED APPROXIMATELY 50 YEARS WHEN IT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE THROTTLE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM BUT THE ROTOR RPM DECAYED RAPIDLY.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND DESCENDED INTO APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET OF WATER.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ROTOR RPM WAS SEVERELY LOW, TO THE POINT THAT HE COULD CLEARLY SEE EACH BLADE AS IT PASSED THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION.

THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO THE WATER IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE AND THE CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH WATER.  THE CABIN DOORS HAD BEEN REMOVED DURING PREFLIGHT SO EGRESS WAS UNEVENTFUL.

THE MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR BLADES WAS CONSISTENT WITH EXTREMELY SLOW MOVING ROTOR BLADES HITTING A HARD SURFACE (THE WATER).

## Other reports on N9507F (1)

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

- [Accident 19730615017749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730615017749A), Jun 15, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9507F), Lumberton, NC, Substantial damage. Hit pwr line.

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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