# Accident 19870917053349A: Hughes 269C, Freemont, CA, September 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1987, 13:50 local time
- Place: Freemont, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CAXA
- Location: 37.4998° N, 121.9606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4998&lon=-121.9606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1101K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1101K-2011-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 660 total, 304 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870917053349A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX87LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA339), Sep 17, 1987: Hughes 269C (N1101K), Freemont, CA, 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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