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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Deland, FL · January 2, 1991

Date
January 2, 1991 · 14:40 local
Place
Deland, FL
Airport
Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9574F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA91LA060
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
180 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Applicant for commerical rating failed to timely use collective to hover after autorotation. CFI took over late.

As the FAA filed it

APPLICANT FOR COMMERICAL RATING FAILED TO TIMELY USE COLLECTIVE TO HOVER AFTER AUTOROTATION. CFI TOOK OVER LATE.

NTSB investigation

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