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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369 · Yuba City, CA · June 25, 1979

Date
June 25, 1979 · 17:00 local
Place
Yuba City, CA
Airport
Vandeford Ranch
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9268F
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK79FVG55
Reported as
Hughes 369
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,200 total1,125 in this make and model169 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Instructor pilot checking out new employee. Made hard landing on simulated autorotation.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR PILOT CHECKING OUT NEW EMPLOYEE. MADE HARD LANDING ON SIMULATED AUTOROTATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.