Hughes 269C N9688F
29 January 2005 · Englewood, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 January 2005 at about 18:35 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N9688F, operated by Mile High Helicopter Company, was involved in an accident near Englewood, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Englewood, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Centennial Airport (APA)
- Coordinates
- 39.5700, -104.8492
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N9688F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mile High Helicopter Company
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Englewood → Englewood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN05CA052
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. Contributing factors were low rotor rpm, low airspeed, and the instructor's delay in taking remedial action.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The instructor and student pilot were practicing autorotations. The instructor demonstrated a "360 degree autorotation" and returned to an altitude of 600 feet agl. The student then executed the same maneuver. After he had turned approximately 270 degrees, the instructor noticed that the airspeed had dropped to 40 knots and a high rate of descent had developed. The instructor applied power and attempted to arrest the descent, but the helicopter made a hard landing on the right skid. The skid collapsed, all three rotor blade tips were bent, and the right side of the airframe was damaged as a result of the ground strike.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2005 | Hughes 269A | Sherman, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2005 | Hughes 269A | Whitefish, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2005 | Hughes 269A | Ashland, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2005 | Hughes 269A | Rusk, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jul 2005 | Hughes 269A | Laurel, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2005 | Hughes 269C | Daisen, Japan | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,213 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 23 Oct 2005 | Lancair LC-40-550FG | Steamboat Spgns, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 7 Aug 2005 | Sheel VANS RV-8 | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 2005 | Cessna T207A | Telluride, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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