# Accident 19910911039369A: Hughes 269C, Kahulue, HI, September 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1991, 16:24 local time
- Place: Kahulue, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XPGV
- Location: 20.8691° N, 156.4491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8691&lon=-156.4491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6128Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6128Q-1994-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA391) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910911039369A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED TAIL LOW AND BURNED. ENGINE AT IDLE AND LOW ROTOR RPM. INDICATES A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION PRIOR TO CRASH.

## 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 LAX91LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA391), Sep 12, 1991: Schweizer 269C (N6128Q), Kahului, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT ENTRY INTO AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM AN AUTOROTATION. THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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