# Accident 20150925017279A: Hughes 269B, Eustis, FL, September 25, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2015, 10:40 local time
- Place: Eustis, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8350° N, 81.5817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8350&lon=-81.5817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9567F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9567F-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150925017279A

## Narrative

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

ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT TO VISIT FRIENDS PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOW DOWN BELOW EFECTIVE TRANSATIONAL LIFT AT ALTITUDE WHILE ON APPROACH TO A FIELD . AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT DUE TO LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS.(LTE)

AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ROTATION DECENDED VERTICALLY INTO TREES

## 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 ERA15LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA376), Sep 25, 2015: Hughes 269 (N9567F), Eustis, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain yaw control as he slowed the helicopter during a landing approach, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control due to a 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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