# Accident 20010826026149A: Hughes 269B, Pontiac, MI, August 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2001, 15:09 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6701° N, 83.2905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6701&lon=-83.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9390F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9390F) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010826026149A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 26, 2001, AT 1509 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HUGHES 269B, N9390F, OPERATED BY OAKLAND HELICOPTERS INCORPORATED, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN AUTOROTATION NEAR PONTIAC, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT WERE UNINJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TIME UNKNOWN. (-23) ENGINE FAILED DURING POWER RECOVERY PHASE OF PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, MAIN ROTOR BLADE (1) STRUCK TAILBOOM.

## 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 CHI01LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA293), Aug 26, 2001: Hughes 269B (N9390F), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the checklist not compiled with by the operator and not verified by the operator’s pilot and the operator's flight instructor. An additional cause was the improper autorotation by the pilot in…

## Other reports on N9390F (1)

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

- [Accident 19740624020769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740624020769A), Jun 24, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9390F), Berlin, PA, Substantial damage. During crop dusting opn,flying into sun,plt failed to see and avoid telephone wires.

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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