# Accident 19820918047579A: Hughes 269C, Marshville, NC, September 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Marshville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9862° N, 80.3701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9862&lon=-80.3701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9575F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9575F-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC IO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DKM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DKM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820918047579A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING SIMULATED AUTOROTATION. INSTRUCTIONS WERE NOT UNDERSTOOD BY STUDENT.

## 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 ATL82DKM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DKM07), Sep 18, 1982: Hughes 269C (N9575F), Marshville, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9575F (1)

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

- [Accident 19881112050629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881112050629A), Nov 12, 1988: Hughes 269C (N9575F), Mohawk, TN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Engine threw rod while circling airport. Rotor speed decayed,helicopter impacted nose low. Loose rod bolt fractured

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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