# Incident 19930128001099I: Hughes 269A, Gulfport, MS, January 28, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Gulfport, MS
- Airport: Gulfport-Biloxi Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VORS
- Location: 30.4073° N, 89.0701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GULFPORT-BILOXI INTL (GPT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4073&lon=-89.0701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9061R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9061R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,291 total, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930128001099I

## Narrative

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

GAINING ALTITUDE AT HOVER. INSTRUCTOR TOLD STUDENT TO LOWER ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT HIT ON SKID AND ROLLED OVER.

## Other reports on N9061R (1)

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

- [Accident 19970207001429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970207001429A), Feb 7, 1997: Hughes 269A (N9061R), Homosassa, FL, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during takeoff while being stolen from a private heliport.

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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