19931115042929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Elmira, NY · November 15, 1993

Date
November 15, 1993 · 11:00 local
Place
Elmira, NY
Airport
Elmira-Corning Regional
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N41S
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO94LA011
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
835 total750 in this make and model7 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.

Practicing autorotations for test flight. At 100FT engine quit. Downdraft. Impacted hard. Engine problem unknown.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS FOR TEST FLIGHT. AT 100FT ENGINE QUIT. DOWNDRAFT. IMPACTED HARD. ENGINE PROBLEM UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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