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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · London, OH · August 15, 1992

Date
August 15, 1992 · 19:10 local
Place
London, OH
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N63SS
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC92LA165
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,470 total339 in this make and model117 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.

Too much speed on recover from practice autorotation. Flared too much. Tail skid and rotor hit. Helicopter rolled.

As the FAA filed it

TOO MUCH SPEED ON RECOVER FROM PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. FLARED TOO MUCH. TAIL SKID AND ROTOR HIT. HELICOPTER ROLLED.

NTSB investigation

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