# Accident 19830416014479A: Hughes 269C, Vero Beach, FL, April 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6404° N, 80.3893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6404&lon=-80.3893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8602F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8602F-1999-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,486 total, 500 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830416014479A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA83LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA125), Apr 16, 1983: Hughes 300C (N8602F), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8602F (1)

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

- [Accident 19881005069779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881005069779A), Oct 5, 1988: Hughes 269C (N8602F), Vero Beach, FL, Destroyed. Student and instructor practicing ground hover. Skid hit ground. Induced ground resonance destroyed helicopter.

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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