# Accident 20180314023949A: Hughes 269C, San Antonio, TX, March 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2018, 11:22 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3369° N, 98.4711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3369&lon=-98.4711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11047, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11047-2020-01-09) (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: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,854 total, 2,562 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180314023949A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER TAXI PILOT ALLOWED EX-ARMY PILOT TO HAVE THE CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY DOVE INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 GAA18CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA168), Mar 14, 2018: Hughes 269 (N11047), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to relinquish the helicopter flight controls to a non-rated passenger during a 3 ft hover.

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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