Hughes 269A N269RR
24 July 2019 · Springfield, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 July 2019 at about 23:00 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N269RR was involved in an accident near Springfield, Tennessee, 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Springfield, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Springfield Robertson County (M91)
- Coordinates
- 36.5325, -86.9242
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N269RR
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 1964
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Clarksville → Springfield
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA463
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 rollover.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The helicopter pilot reported that, after landing and while hover taxiing and turning right toward the taxiway, the helicopter continued turning right and drifted past the taxiway. He applied full left pedal and then closed the throttle to perform an autorotation to decrease the speed of rotation to no avail. He added collective to reduce the descent rate, but the helicopter landed and slid into a drainage ditch, the main rotor blades impacted a berm near the taxiway, and the helicopter came to rest on its side. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that the wind was from 320° at 11 knots, gusting to 16 knots. The pilot landed the helicopter on runway 04 and was turning right.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2019 | Hughes 269B | Hampton, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2019 | Hughes 269A | Shamokin, Pennsylvania, United States | Kelley Aviation Consultants Llc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 2018 | Hughes 269 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Skypro Industries Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2018 | Hughes 269 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | John Deer Trustee | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2021 | Hughes 269C | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | Trike Industries LLC | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2021 | Hughes 269A | Crowley, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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