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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Simi Valley, CA · July 18, 1992

Date
July 18, 1992 · 09:45 local
Place
Simi Valley, CA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
YPSA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N280CA
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA303
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
695 total9 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine failed respond for power recovery from practice autorotation. Loose throttle linkage. Idle set too low.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED RESPOND FOR POWER RECOVERY FROM PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. LOOSE THROTTLE LINKAGE. IDLE SET TOO LOW.

NTSB investigation

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