# Accident 19790820022539A: Hughes 269B, Winter Haven, FL, August 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Gilbert
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0222° N, 81.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winter Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0222&lon=-81.7329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9393F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9393F-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,893 total, 27 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLD85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD85) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790820022539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AFTER LANDING THE HELICOPTER. SIGHTSEER WALKED INTO THE ROTOR BLADES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA79FLD85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD85), Aug 20, 1979: Hughes 269B (N9393F), Winter Park, FL, no damage

## Other reports on N9393F (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820412009199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820412009199A), Apr 12, 1982: Hughes 269B (N9393F), Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power flying low over wooded area. Crash-landed on nearby road. No determination of engine problem.
- [Accident 19791110035179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791110035179A), Nov 10, 1979: Hughes 269B (N9393F), Winter Haven, FL, Substantial damage. Main rotor blades hit tail rotor when student used acft cylic at touchdown during practice autorotation landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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