# Accident 20190724016109A: Hughes 269A, Springfield, TN, July 24, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2019, 17:45 local time
- Place: Springfield, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5325° N, 86.9242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5325&lon=-86.9242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N269RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269RR-2022-03-05) (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 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 70 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA463) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190724016109A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS CURRENT FOR MAINTENANCE CONSIDERATIONS, ANNUAL, 100 HOUR, COMPLETED ON DAY OF ACCIDENT.  OWNER WAS GIVING FREE RIDES TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS.  ONE OF THE FAMILY FRIENDS WEIGHING BETWEEN 165 AND 170 AND THE PILOT WEIGHING 230 WERE TAXIING AND LOSS TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD 10 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. WINDS LIGHT AND GUSTY, AS PILOT TAXI TO HANGER HE LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS.  NO INDICATION OF TAIL ROTOR FAILURE OR SHAFT FAILURE.  TAIL ROTOR GEAR WAS INTACT AND FUNCTIONAL.

## 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 GAA19CA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA463), Jul 24, 2019: Hughes 269A (N269RR), Springfield, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control and a loss of tail rotor effectiveness while hover-taxiing and turning toward a taxiway in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a dynamic…

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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