19850618026269A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Grand Forks, ND · June 18, 1985

Date: June 18, 1985 · 15:45 local
Place: Grand Forks, ND
Airport: Grand Forks International
Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5203V
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN85LA168
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360D1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,661 total224 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Let rotor rpms get too low on practice power loss landing. Instructor unable to recover in time. Impacted ground.

As the FAA filed it

LET ROTOR RPMS GET TOO LOW ON PRACTICE POWER LOSS LANDING. INSTRUCTOR UNABLE TO RECOVER IN TIME. IMPACTED GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN85LA168Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrand Forks, NDOn June 18, 1985, a student plt and his instructor were on alocal tng flt. Prior to completing the mission, the instructor had his student execute a 180 degree autorotation. During the maneuver, the main rotor RPM was allowed to decay into the critical range…Jun 18, 1985 · Destroyed