# Accident 19910818035679A: Hughes 269A1, Newport, AR, August 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Newport, AR
- Airport: Newport Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8395° N, 92.3299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8395&lon=-92.3299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65372, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65372-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A-1 (registry code 4470404, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A1
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,815 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 259 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910818035679A

## Narrative

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

CFI WAS DEMONSTRATING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION TO LANDING. MADE FIRM LANDING, ROTORS STRUCK TAILBOOM.

## 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 FTW91LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA150), Aug 18, 1991: Hughes 269A-1 (N65372), No. Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MAIN ROTOR RPM, HIS DELAYED FLARE, AND THE IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N65372 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770328006909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770328006909A), Mar 28, 1977: Hughes 269C (N65372), TX, Substantial damage

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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