# Accident 19871119066639A: Hughes 269C, Grand Forks, ND, November 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1987, 10:15 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9197° N, 97.0697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9197&lon=-97.0697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11079, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11079-1991-03-28) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 937 total, 71 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871119066639A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FAILED THE POWER RECOVERY ON THE PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. CFI UNABLE TO PREVENT IMPACT. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER.

## 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 DEN88LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA025), Nov 19, 1987: Hughes 269C (N11079), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N11079 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850415038229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850415038229I), Apr 15, 1985: Hughes 269C (N11079), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Student was lifting to hover when yawing turn began. Engine overspeed before tail rotor blades struck ground.

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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