# Accident 19910102000869A: Hughes 269C, Deland, FL, January 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1991, 14:40 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0497° N, 81.3091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0497&lon=-81.3091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9574F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9574F-1995-06-12) (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: 180 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910102000869A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA91LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA060), Jan 2, 1991: Hughes 269C (N9574F), Deland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE COMMERCIAL PILOT APPLICANT TO PULL COLLECTIVE PITCH AND DELAY BY THE CHECK AIRMAN TO PULL COLLECTIVE AND APPLY POWER TO RECOVER, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.

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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