Hughes 269A N90271
10 August 2002 · Covington, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 2002 at about 16:45 local time, a Hughes 269A registered N90271, operated by Charles Douglas, was involved in an accident near Covington, Washington, United States. One person was 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 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Covington, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Crest Airpark (S36)
- Coordinates
- 47.3372, -122.1036
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269A
- Registration
- N90271
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Charles Douglas
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Covington → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA02LA150
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Aircraft control not maintained while hovering.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
In a written statement the student pilot reported that the accident flight was his first attempt to hover the helicopter, solo. He reported that after his instructor exited the helicopter, and as he raised the collective in preparation for takeoff "The helicopter jumped into the air and moved to the right." He said that he inadvertently over corrected for the situation, and the helicopter started to move toward where his instructor was standing. In an effort to control the movement of the helicopter he "...immediately pulled the cyclic to rear." The helicopter's tail rotor subsequently struck the ground, and sustained substantial damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2002 | Hughes 269C | Bessemer, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2002 | Hughes 269A | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2002 | Hughes 269A-1 | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2002 | Hughes 269C | Lorain, Ohio, United States | Hurst Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 2002 | Hughes 269A | Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 2002 | Hughes 269C | Dannevirke, New Zealand | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,213 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2002 | Cessna 150M | Clinton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2002 | Cessna 150G | Ilwaco, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jan 2002 | Hughes 369E | Grand Coulee, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 2002 | American Champion (Acac) 8KCAB | Davenport, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2002 | Cessna 172K | Clarkston, Washington, United States | Huck, Barry P. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2002 | Cessna 152 | NAS Whidbey, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |