19820227001019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Ft Myers, FL · February 27, 1982

Date
February 27, 1982 · 11:00 local
Place
Ft Myers, FL
Airport
Lehigh West
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1100W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA82DA059
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,284 total149 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Helicopter damaged in autorotation landing. Pilot claims engine malfunction but none found.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER DAMAGED IN AUTOROTATION LANDING. PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE MALFUNCTION BUT NONE FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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