# Accident 19940907025909A: Hughes 269C, Grand Forks, ND, September 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1994
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 47.9093° N, 97.0696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9093&lon=-97.0696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61245, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61245-2015-05-14) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940907025909A

## Narrative

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

FOUND LYING ON ITS SIDE.

## 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 CHI94LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA316), Sep 7, 1994: Schweizer 269C (N61245), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's (CFI) delayed recovery from a practice autorotation. A factor associated with the accident was the student pilot's improper autorotation.

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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