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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Jacksonville, FL · February 20, 1987

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Date
February 20, 1987 · 10:45 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Airport
Craig Municipal
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ILYA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90270
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87LA089
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360B1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,507 total12 in this make and model158 in the last 90 days
N90270Registered now · Hughes 269AS/N 66-18283 · Built 1966Airframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The helicopter landed hard and the tail boom was severed. The instructor failed to maintain rotor speed.

As the FAA filed it

THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD AND THE TAIL BOOM WAS SEVERED. THE INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO MAINTAIN ROTOR SPEED.

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 MIA87LA089Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJacksonville, FLThe instructor plt was demonstrating a hovering autorotation landing with forward movement, when, after the throttle was closed, the helicopter hung in the air. Forward cyclic was then applied when he realized that the rotor RPM began to deteriorate. The…Feb 20, 1987 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N90270 · 2

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

Accident 20230627019109ALanding: Touchdown · Anderson, SCThe helicopter experienced a vibration earlier in the day. The pilot/[privacy data omitted]/mechanic performed a blade tension check by hand after landing. The yellow blade seemed much weaker than the other two blades. The helicopter was put into maintenance…Jun 27, 2023 · Substantial damageAccident 19901226056189ALevel Off Touchdown · Jeffersonville, INOn radio check flight pulled mixture control by mistake instead of carb heat. Rotor RPM decayed due friction lockedDec 26, 1990 · Substantial damage