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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Vero Beach, FL · April 16, 1983

Date
April 16, 1983 · 12:00 local
Place
Vero Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8602F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83LA125
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,486 total500 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Student failed to arrest rate of descent and rotation on a practice autorotation. Ground impact collapsed a skid.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT FAILED TO ARREST RATE OF DESCENT AND ROTATION ON A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. GROUND IMPACT COLLAPSED A SKID.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8602F · 1

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