# Accident 19850618026269A: Hughes 269C, Grand Forks, ND, June 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1985, 15:45 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9110° N, 97.0694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9110&lon=-97.0694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5203V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC IO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,661 total, 224 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850618026269A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN85LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA168), Jun 18, 1985: Hughes 269C (N5203V), Grand Forks, ND, destroyed

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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