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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Winchester, KY · September 28, 1985

Date
September 28, 1985 · 17:30 local
Place
Winchester, KY
Phase of flight
To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9308F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85LA287
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Solo student lost control during initial climb to practice hover. Improper control input.

As the FAA filed it

SOLO STUDENT LOST CONTROL DURING INITIAL CLIMB TO PRACTICE HOVER. IMPROPER CONTROL INPUT.

NTSB investigation

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