# Accident 19921021043129A: Hughes 269C, Grand Forks, ND, October 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1992, 19:05 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9209° N, 97.0697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9209&lon=-97.0697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3625Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3625Z-2019-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer HUGHES 269C (registry code 8059500, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 59 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921021043129A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE AUTOROTATIONS TO HOVER. ELECTED TO LAND. SKIDS TOUCHED ALTERNATELY. HELICOPTER THEN ROLLED OVER.

## 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 CHI93LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA013), Oct 22, 1992: Schweizer H-300 (N3625Z), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER DURING A NIGHT LANDING.

## Other reports on N3625Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20180816014339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180816014339A), Aug 16, 2018: Schweizer HUGHES 269C (N3625Z), Kindred, ND, Destroyed. Pilot was flying level at 1000 AGL when he heard a loud snap. The aircraft yawed right and lost power to the main rotor. The pilot attempted to auto rotate…

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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