# Accident 19860212002639A: Hughes 269C, Vero Beach, FL, February 12, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1986, 09:20 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6395° N, 80.3893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6395&lon=-80.3893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58275, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58275-1990-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,302 total, 86 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860212002639A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR ASSUMED CONTROL TOO LATE TO STOP A HARD LANDING AND DAMAGE TO THE TAIL BOOM DURING AUTOROTATION PRACTICE

## 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 MIA86LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA074), Feb 12, 1986: Hughes 269C (N58275), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N58275 (2)

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

- [Accident 19900509016489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900509016489A), May 9, 1990: Hughes 269C (N58275), Fort Pierce, FL, Destroyed. Student and CFI were on controls while trying to land from a simulated autorotation. Skid hit light. Dynamic roll.
- [Accident 19900302003509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900302003509A), Mar 2, 1990: Hughes 269C (N58275), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck ground on practice auto rotation landing. Impact severed tailboom.

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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