# Accident 19920815031439A: Hughes 269C, London, OH, August 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1992, 19:10 local time
- Place: London, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8807° N, 83.4399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8807&lon=-83.4399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63SS-2002-07-29) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,470 total, 339 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920815031439A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC92LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA165), Aug 15, 1992: Schweizer 269C (N63SS), London, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY JUDGE HIS ALTITUDE DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION, WHICH RESULTED IN A TAIL ROTOR GROUND STRIKE AND ROLL OVER UPON TOUCHDOWN.

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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