# NTSB CEN15WA162: Hughes 269A, N90584, Oresten, Sweden, February 6, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 6, 2015, 14:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place: Oresten, Sweden
- Coordinates: 57.445278, 12.648888 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.4453&lon=12.6489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-hover: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90821
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15WA162
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90821/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA162

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-hover: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Hughes 269A, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=4470402), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90584](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90584-2024-12-10), registration cancelled 2024-12-10, S/N 64-18130 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A (1)
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 64-18130
- Engines: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: International Air Services Inc Trustee
- Departed: ESGM, Oresten
- Destination: ESGM, Oresten
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: ESGM, Oresten

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.

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