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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Atlanta, GA · October 14, 1985

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Date
October 14, 1985 · 16:45 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7503Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86LA006
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360D1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,473 total1,903 in this make and model199 in the last 90 days
N7503QRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 1991 · Schweizer HUGHES 269CS/N S1185Airframe modelSchweizer HUGHES 269C

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What happened

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

While attempting a power recovery from a practice autorotation aircraft landed hard.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ATTEMPTING A POWER RECOVERY FROM A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD.

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 ATL86LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAtlanta, GADuring a practice autorotation the acft experienced a hard ldg when the plt failed to arrest the sink rate prior to contacting the ground.Oct 14, 1985 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7503Q · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19880802041009IAutorot Descent (Rotorcraft) · Atlanta, GAVoltage regulator read zero. Smoke in cockpit. Emergency landing in parking mall. Fire put out. Reg wires shorted.Aug 2, 1988 · Minor damageIncident 19880621031569IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Atlanta, GALoud bang heard on a radio traffic patrol. Engine quit. Autorotation landing in a field. Connecting rod broken.Jun 21, 1988