# Incident 19850603036809I: Hughes 269C, Simi Valley, CA, June 3, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Simi Valley, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2694° N, 118.7815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simi Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2694&lon=-118.7815&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1093Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 44 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850603036809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING FOR FLIGHT TEST. TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND DURING A PRACTICE QUICK STOP.

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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