19870917053349A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Freemont, CA · September 17, 1987

Date
September 17, 1987 · 13:50 local
Place
Freemont, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
CAXA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1101K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA339
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
660 total304 in this make and model150 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.

Student failed to begin a timely flare to land from a practice autorotation,CFI took over late. Plane hit tail first

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT FAILED TO BEGIN A TIMELY FLARE TO LAND FROM A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION,CFI TOOK OVER LATE.PLANE HIT TAIL FIRST

NTSB investigation

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