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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 269C · Sangus, CA · May 5, 1989

Date: May 5, 1989 · 17:30 local
Place: Sangus, CA
Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7504A
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 760 total740 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

N7504ARegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2005 · Hughes 269CS/N S1195 · Built 1985 Airframe modelHughes 269C Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Landed hard while practicing autorotations. Damaged landing gear, cross tubes, skids and shocks.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED HARD WHILE PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS. DAMAGED LANDING GEAR, CROSS TUBES, SKIDS AND SHOCKS.

Other reports on N7504A · 1

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

Accident 19900224002809APwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Houma, LAApproach to practice hover, noted rotor and RPM decay. Auto rotated to hard landing. Student helilcopter pilot.Feb 24, 1990 · Substantial damage