# Accident 19960601012369A: Hughes 269B, Georgetown, CA, June 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1996, 09:48 local time
- Place: Georgetown, CA
- Airport: Georgetown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9301° N, 120.7699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9301&lon=-120.7699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9332F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9332F-2017-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601012369A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE AUTOROTATION REPORTED POWER WAS LOST. REPORTED SOFT FORCED LANDING BUT ROCKED FORWARD. ROTORS HIT AIRFRAME

## 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 LAX96LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA217), Jun 1, 1996: Hughes 269B (N9332F), Georgetown, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), while practicing an autorotation, which resulted in a forced landing; and the flight instructor's misjudged landing flare during the emergency…

## Other reports on N9332F (2)

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

- [Accident 19861022049699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861022049699A), Oct 22, 1986: Hughes 269B (N9332F), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. The engine failed. The hellicopter rolled over on forced landing. Cause of engine failure is undetermined.
- [Accident 19740418009729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740418009729A), Apr 18, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9332F), Seattle, WA. Ip hit on head while dptng heli,m/r still rotating. Ip 6 ft 3 in tall.

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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