# Accident 19930818032769A: Hughes 269C, Punta Gorda, FL, August 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1993, 11:00 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9098° N, 81.7691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9098&lon=-81.7691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95AF-2002-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 116 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930818032769A

## Narrative

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

ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATIION TO HOVER. TAILROTOR STRUCK GROUND. SPIN TO RIGHT PRIOR GROUND IMPACT. BENT OUTPUT SHAFT.

## 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 MIA93LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA177), Aug 18, 1993: Schweizer 269C (N95AF), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS (CYCLIC AND COLLECTIVE PITCH) DURING A SIMULATED AUTOROTATION WITH TURN, RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN WITH THE TAIL SKID…

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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