Hughes 269A
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Incident 20260717012439IHughes 269A · Arlington, WAThe weather conditions at the time included good visibility and winds from the south at 7 TO10 mph. The aircraft was located between hangars on the southwest side of the Arlington Municipal Airport (kawo) while conducting a maintenance ground run-up and leak…Accident 20260221003679AHughes 269A · Gettysburg, PAOn February 21, 2026, at 1159 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Hughes 269-A helicopter was substantially damaged when it was involved in an off-airport accident in Gettysburg, PA. The helicopter departed from a private property location approximately 1.6…Accident 20230627019109AHughes 269A · Anderson, SCThe helicopter experienced a vibration earlier in the day. The pilot/[privacy data omitted]/mechanic performed a blade tension check by hand after landing. The yellow blade seemed much weaker than the other two blades. The helicopter was put into maintenance…Accident 20230309001299AHughes 269A · Titusville, FLOn 03/09/2023 at 17:30 EST [privacy data omitted], a Hughes 269A with two souls onboard, was attempting a practice 180 auto rotation, six miles west of the Titusville, FL airport (ktix) when the rotor RPM drooped as the aircraft touched down resulting in the…Accident 20220402004879AHughes 269A · Fort White, FLOn 04/02/2022, N7057L, a Hughes 269A helicopter, (not equipped for instrument flight), crashed at approximately 10:29AM at the intersection of state road 47 and sedgefield ln sw in columbia county FL. This location is between lake city and Fort White. Both…Accident 20211214021099AHughes 269A · Crowley, TXOn December 14, 2021, at approximately 1210 central daylight time, a Hughes 269, N8827F, made contact with the ground. The[privacy data omitted]operator was on the controls for instructional purposes. The CFI attempted to take over controls and set the…Accident 20190826014779AHughes 269A · Paxinos, PAPilot initiated a practice autorotation at 1000 feet AGL. Pilot failed to recover the aircraft resulting in a hard landing causing substantial damage.Accident 20190724016109AHughes 269A · Springfield, TNHelicopter 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…Accident 20180310001899AHughes 269A · Jacksonville, FLPilot stated he did not have any mechanical difficulty with aircraft and while performing a practice auto rotation into a vacant field, mismanaged the landing contacting the left skid first on the ground causing the helicopter to roll over. The landing site…Accident 20160729012449AHughes 269A · Morris, MNPilot was doing agriculture spraying and was on his fourth load. While enroute to the field, pilot referenced his navigation system. While his attention was diverted, he started to impact the crop. He reacted by adding aft cyclic which resulted in the tail…Accident 20140425017819AHughes 269A · Cleburne, TXThe 14 CFR part 91 flight was for the instruction of the student pilot, named above. The student pilot stated that they had air-taxied about 200 yards at a height of 20 feet and 30 knots. The pilot stated that he flared to hover. The pilot stated that…Accident 20120919022539AHughes 269A · Mccool Junction, NEWhile 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.Accident 20120417005669AHughes 269A · Grinnell, IAThe accident happened during the takeoff phase of flight. The pilot stated that he completed his preflight inspection and engine runup and was about to depart for a personal flight with his son as a passenger. The pilot stated that he recognized that "ground…Accident 20111014028709AHughes 269A · Ft. Worth, TXCalm clear day. Instructor and student flying Hughes 269 on a checkout flight. Both instructor and student stated that they were doing auto rotations from a hover and after the fourth or fifth one were discussing the previous maneuver when they experienced…Accident 20100531005139AHughes 269A · Cannon Falls, MNPilot reported that he was flying to visit a friend when the helicopter started vibrating abnormally. He then decided to land in a nearby corn field so he could inspect it. The results were a hard landing with substantial damage to the helicopter.Accident 20080823846119AHughes 269A · Bremen, OH(-23) Pilot approached airstrip from the north and landed on runway 18. He attempted a "quick stop" maneuver. During the flare, the helicopter descended too quickly and hit hard. The helicopter bounced to the right. The right skid settled into a shallow…Accident 20080427833159AHughes 269A · Raymond, NE(-23) Pilot was practicing steep approaches and when she flared, the tail rotor struck the ground. The impact caused torsional failure of the tail rotor driveshaft resulting in loss of the anti-torque system. The helicopter continued down the runway with…Accident 20080423833539AHughes 269A · Killeen, TX(-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted], a private helicopter pilot, working towards his commercial pilot certificate, and [privacy data omitted], CFI helicopter, were the pilots aboard N9064N. They stated that they planned the flight on April 23rd to work on…Accident 20080321835789AHughes 269A · Ashland, KY(-23) On Friday March 21, 2008 at approx 9:00 am EDT, the pilot [privacy data omitted] departed new philadelphia, oh airport (phd) en route to Ashland, KY dwu. After 1 hour and 50 minutes on the fuel burn chronograph, and 3 miles from Ashland Regional Airport…Incident 20071226831359IHughes 269A · Lancaster, OH(-23) This was a dual instruction part 61 training flight to add a rotorcraft rating to an existing private pilot certificate. On a practice hovering autorotation, with the student flying and the instructor "following along" on the controls, the left skid hit…Incident 20070612008579IHughes 269A · Abilene, TX(-23) As the pilot neared the bottom of the approach and was entering the hover, a gust of wind hit the aircraft and the aircraft started to turn slightly to the right. The applicant later admitted he did not apply left pedal to arrest the right turn because…Accident 20060526011919AHughes 269A · Harrisburg, NC(-23) Pilot was giving dual instruction. According to the pilot he was simulating an engine failure in order to instruct an autorotation. To accomplish this the instructor split the engine RPM and the rotor RPM to 2400 and 2900 respectively. According to the…Accident 20051109027619AHughes 269A · Omaha, NE(-23) On November 5, 2005, Hughes HU-269-A, N1020Q, while on approach to Millard Airport autorotated to runway 30 due to a possible power interruption. The pilot then stated he regained power which put the aircraft into a yaw condition to the left and right.…Accident 20050721016349AHughes 269A · Laurel, MT(-23) On July 21, 2005, at 1100 MDT, a Hughes 269A helicopter, N801CP, registered to northern skies aviation inc collided with the ground near Laurel, Montana, while performing an initial CFI check ride. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.…Accident 20050615018619AHughes 269A · Rusk, TX(-23) Helicopter N8768F was on a flight departing from shreveport, la to destination jacksonville, TX, distance of approximately 85 NM. Aircraft was heading north on highway 69 approximately 5 mi south of Rusk, Texas. According to eyewitness statements…Accident 20050601010549AHughes 269A · Sherman/Denison, TX(-23) FAA inspector on board conducting practical exam for addition of rotorcraft-helicopter privileges to applicant's private pilot certificate. During a practice hovering autorotation, applicant rolled off throttle to initiate maneuver, aircraft drifted aft…Accident 20050417005859AHughes 269A · Whitefish, MT(-23) Student pilot states he decided to practice hovering in a HU-269-A although he has had no time in that model in over one year. Student has 2.4 hours in a "c" model within the previous 3 days. Student lifted off and when he turned downwind to return the…Accident 20031107029119AHughes 269A · Birmingham, AL(-23) The helicopter air taxied to the southwest side of Birmingham Airport for the purpose of hovering the helicopter in a practice area on a training flight at night without use of the landing light. While transitioning from air taxing to a hover, the…Accident 20031007025059AHughes 269A · Ledges, AL(-23) The helicopter tail rotor struck a tree approximately 60 feet above the ground while the aircraft was hovering in a backwards direction. The center of impact was in a nearly vertical direction, 46 feet from the tree that was struck. There was very…Accident 20021101030259AHughes 269A · Fortgibson, OK(.19) On November 01, 2002, approximately 1150 central standard time, a Hughes 269A helicopter, N8885F, impacted the terrain following a loss of control during cruise flight near fort gibson, Oklahoma. The helicopter was owned and operated by tundra resources…Accident 20020924034889AHughes 269A · Council Bluffs, IA(-23) The instructor Mr. Mark bainbridge was giving flight instruction to Mr. Ronald rife practicing touchdown autorotations at the Council Bluffs, IA airport, in preparation for the helicopter flight instructor practical test. This flight training period…Accident 20020810023529AHughes 269A · Kent, WA(-23) At a hover the helicopter drifted rearward causing the left rear skid to make ground contact and damage to the tail rotor blades/tail rotor gear box.Accident 20020711016929AHughes 269A · Hamilton, AL(.19) On July 11, 2002, at 2100 central daylight time, a Hughes HU-269-A, N911LH, registered to and operated by the flight instructor, collided with the ground during autorotation, at the Marion co-fite airport in Hamilton, Alabama. The instructional flight…Incident 20011101034959IHughes 269A · Council Bluffs, IA(-23) The instructor and student were practicing emergency procedures at the Council Bluffs, IA airport. The student initiated a take off from a hover. The instructor announced "simulated engine failure" and rolled the throttle to idle as the aircraft began…Accident 20010722019299AHughes 269A · Jacksonville, IL(.19) On July 22, 2001, at 1130 central daylight time, a Hughes 269A helicopter, N8733F, operated by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage when it impacted into a corn field 5 miles north-northeast of Jacksonville, Illinois, while maneuvering over…Accident 20010709017809AHughes 269A · Syracuse, NY(-23) On July 9, 2001, at 1725 EST, a Hughes 269A (TH-55), s/n 760622, N7028V, registered to and operated by Mr. Mark r. parker, experienced a crash landing in the hamlin marsh in clay, NY, while inbound to the Syracuse Hancock International Airport,…Accident 20010624015659AHughes 269A · Pasorobles, CA(.19) On June 24, 2001, about 1930 hours pacific daylight time, a Hughes 269A, N8724F, operated by del rio aviation of paso robles, California, sustained substantial damage during an instructional maneuver at paso robles. The certified flight instructor…Accident 20000616043819AHughes 269A · Manschester, NJ(-23) The pilots statement reflects: helicopter on relocation flight from cdw to mjx. Approximately 1 hour into flight, fuel low level light came on. Approximately 5 minutes later, the engine lost power due to fuel depletion. The pilot began auto rotation to…Accident 19991218043259AHughes 269A · Brownsboro, TX(-23) Pilot was conducting aerial surveillance of creek bed at low altitude and airspeed. Following creek bed the pilot turned the a/c into an easterly direction. Wind reported at tyler airport was 32007. Once in a downwind condition pilot experienced a…Incident 19991104031539IHughes 269A · Council Bluffs, IA(-23) Mr. Robinson was taking a private pilot practical examination in a Hughes 269A helicopter. While performing a simulated power failure at a hover he reduced the collective abruptly, resulting in a hard landing. The safety inspector conducting the…Accident 19990715009349AHughes 269A · Juneau, AKAcft crashed on landing and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) high density altitude problem. Pilot was unable to hold rotor RPM, the aircraft settled, the rotor contacted rising terrain and rolled resulting in minor injuries…Accident 19990601047029AHughes 269A · Parkman, WY(.4)An hour after landing in an open field (6,200 feet MSL) near Parkman, Wyoming, in the bighorn national forest, the pilot performed a practice takeoff without his passenger to test the aircraft's performance. The helicopter hovered normally after effective…Incident 19981004038609IHughes 269A · Ft Worth, TX(-5)The student pilot, making a takeoff on 16R Alliance airport, at 200 ft AGL engine quit. CFR took controls and entered autorotation. The landing was normal with no injury to pilots or damage to the helicopter. Inspection revealed the injection line broke.…Accident 19980731019149AHughes 269A · Salina, KSHelicopter was working traffic to west sod practice area and while turning crosswind at approximately 300 AGL, called mayday and crashed just outside airport property, Salina, ks/ (.4) the accident occurred during a test flight after an annual inspection. The…Incident 19980423022969IHughes 269A · Helena, MTOn check ride engine lost power. Autorotated and landed hard.Accident 19980410006479AHughes 269A · Emmett, IDDemo pinnicle landing. Student advised low rs. CFI lowered collective. Hit ground hard. Tumbled down hill. (.4)the instructor and the student pilot departed on a training flight with the intention of practicing off airport landings. The instructor maneuvered…Accident 19970831024889AHughes 269A · Council Bluffs, IAHelicopter was on approach to runway, when it spiraled to ground short of runway.Accident 19970810025839AHughes 269A · Dandridge, TNLost tail rotor effect. Too low autorotation. Cut ignition fell to ground. (-23) during transition from flight to hover for landing, pilot applied more power than he had tail rotor authority to counteract. Helicopter lost directional control and rotated to…Accident 19970611013809AHughes 269A · Cedar Rapids, IAHelicopter struck a powerline transformer, crashed on approach to helipad, burned. (.4)after refueling, the pilot departed north from a helipad with an observer aboard. The helicopter overflew a 50 foot building located 141 feet from the pad. The helicopter…Accident 19970501007369AHughes 269A · Lake Wales, FLHelicopter practicing auto rotations, unable to recover, engine did not respond, crashed. (.4)the certified flight instructor (CFI) was demonstrating a 180 degree turn autorotation with a power recovery. The CFI entered the maneuver approximately 600 feet…
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