Event FTW91LA050

1991-03-16 ADDISON, Texas, United States Airport · ADS None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N62269

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

HUGHES 269A

TCDS

4H12 · SCHWEIZER RSG LLC

Engine

LYCOMING HO-360 (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19750923

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A820F7

Registrant of record

ASHCRAFT MATTHEW

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N62269 Hughes 269A None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED AS HE WAS ABOUT TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN FROM A HOVER HE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST OF WIND AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT. HE WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE SPIN WITH FULL LEFT PEDAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPINNING TOWARD A HANGAR AND A FENCE AND THE PILOT APPLIED COLLECTIVE TO CLEAR THE OBSTACLES. THE PILOT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ABLE TO STOP THE SPIN BY REDUCING COLLECTIVE, HOWEVER, AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DESCEND IT STRUCK A TREE AND THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_FTW91LA050.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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