# Accident 19821022054969A: Hughes 269C, Gonzales, CA, October 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1982, 17:00 local time
- Place: Gonzales, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5401° N, 121.3890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5401&lon=-121.3890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1105B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 128 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821022054969A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA019), Oct 23, 1982: Hughes 269C (N1105B), Gonzales, CA, substantial damage

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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