# Accident 19830810039719A: Hughes 269C, Spring House, PA, August 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1983, 14:15 local time
- Place: Spring House, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1793° N, 75.2296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1793&lon=-75.2296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1093Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1093Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830810039719A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATING POWER ON AUTOROTATION. STUDENT OVERRODE CYCLIC. POWER APPLIED TOO LATE. ROLLED ON IMPACT.

## 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 NYC83LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA206), Aug 10, 1983: Hughes 269C (N1093Y), Spring House, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1093Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19890411007589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890411007589A), Apr 11, 1989: Hughes 269C (N1093Y), Rosehayn, NJ, Substantial damage. Touched down on one skid and suffered a dynamic rollover. Blamed power loss, none found. Landed near school.

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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