# Incident 19850415038229I: Hughes 269C, Grand Forks, ND, April 15, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1985, 08:10 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Mark Andrews International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Tkof-Abort-Copter Vertical
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11079, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11079-1991-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 23 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850415038229I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT WAS LIFTING TO HOVER WHEN YAWING TURN BEGAN. ENGINE OVERSPEED BEFORE TAIL ROTOR BLADES STRUCK GROUND.

## Other reports on N11079 (1)

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

- [Accident 19871119066639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871119066639A), Nov 19, 1987: Hughes 269C (N11079), Grand Forks, ND, Substantial damage. Student failed the power recovery on the practice autorotation. CFI unable to prevent impact. Aircraft rolled over.

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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