# Accident 19910330008049A: Hughes 269C, Honolulu, HI, March 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1991, 12:35 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3493° N, 157.8797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3493&lon=-157.8797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8656F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8656F-2000-06-29) (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: 3,575 total, 712 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910330008049A

## Narrative

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

CFI WAS DEMOSTRATING AN AUTO ROTATION WITH POWER RECOVERY BUT FELL THROUGH ON POWER RECOVERY. IMPACTED TAIL FIRST.

## 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 LAX91LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA152), Mar 30, 1991: Hughes 269C (N8656F), Honolulu, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR'S IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBSERVE PERFORMANCE DATA FOR THE HELICOPTER.

## Other reports on N8656F (1)

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

- [Accident 19810117003369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810117003369A), Jan 17, 1981: Hughes 269C (N8656F), Murray, KY, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck ground on practice flare autorotation. Late power recovery a factor.

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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