# Accident 19850928048849A: Hughes 269B, Winchester, KY, September 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Winchester, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9892° N, 84.1799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9892&lon=-84.1799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9308F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9308F-2013-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850928048849A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL85LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA287), Sep 28, 1985: Hughes 269A (N9308F), Winchester, KY, substantial damage

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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