# NTSB CHI75FEG21: Hughes 269A, N444E, Tipp City, OH, May 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1975
- Place: Tipp City, OH · TIPP CITY, OH
- Location: 39.9645° N, 84.1864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tipp City, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9645&lon=-84.1864&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0795  75/5/12    TIPP CITY,OH        HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2203
        TIME - 1240                    N444E               PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 421 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIPP CITY,OH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- SLIDING LNDG FOLLOWING AUTOROTATION ON PLOWED GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N444E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444E), registered now, S/N 0217, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750512010269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750512010269A), May 12, 1975: Hughes 269A, Tipp City, OH, Substantial damage. Sliding lndg following autorotation on plowed gnd.

## Other investigations on N444E (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 CHI76FEG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEG12), Apr 3, 1976: Hughes 269A (N444E), West Charlestn, OH, destroyed

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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