# Accident 19890511013039A: Hughes 269A, Ozark, AL, May 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1989, 08:20 local time
- Place: Ozark, AL
- Airport: Blackwell Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4302° N, 85.6409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4302&lon=-85.6409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9049J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9049J-1995-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,761 total, 299 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890511013039A

## Narrative

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

MADE PRACTICE AUTOROTATION RUN. LANDING TAIL RAISED UP AND WAS CHOPPED OFF BY MAIN ROTORS. SKID MAY HAVE CAUGHT.

## 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 ATL89LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA145), May 11, 1989: Hughes 269A (N9049J), Ozark, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE USE OF THE CYCLIC CONTROL AND THE MISJUDGED FLARE DURING A PRACTICE TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION.

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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