# Accident 19850309008139A: Hughes 269C, Center Village, OH, March 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1985, 17:15 local time
- Place: Center Village, OH
- Airport: August Acres
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1626° N, 82.7818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at August Acres Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1626&lon=-82.7818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5125U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5125U-2013-03-26) (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: 5,452 total, 105 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850309008139A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER PRACTICE, SKID TOUCHED SOFT GROUND AND LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTED. PROBABLE DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.

## 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 CHI85LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA134), Mar 9, 1985: Hughes 269C (N5125U), Center Village, OH, 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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