19821022054969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Gonzales, CA · October 22, 1982

Date: October 22, 1982 · 17:00 local
Place: Gonzales, CA
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1105B
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX83LA019
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360D1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 154 total128 in this make and model34 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.

Made hard landing from practice autorotation. Main rotors cut off tail boom.

As the FAA filed it

MADE HARD LANDING FROM PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. MAIN ROTORS CUT OFF TAIL BOOM.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX83LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGonzales, CAThe pilot reported that when he returned to land, he elected to practice an autorotative landing. During the landing, the helicopter touched down hard and the main rotor blades flexed downward and hit the tail boom.Oct 23, 1982 · Substantial damage