# Accident 19850326010859A: Hughes 269C, Tampa, FL, March 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1985, 10:15 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Peter O Knight
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9508° N, 82.4806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9508&lon=-82.4806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58208, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58208) (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: 4,070 total, 2,605 in this make and model, 273 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850326010859A

## Narrative

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

SECOND PILOT OVER CONTROLLED AND SKID WENT INTO SOFT GROUND, AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER. CFI COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL.

## 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 MIA85LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA133), Mar 26, 1985: Hughes 269C (N58208), Tampa, FL, 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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