# Accident 20080925849229A: Hughes 269C1, Titusville, FL, September 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2008, 11:50 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Coast Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: HIAS
- Location: 28.5333° N, 80.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5333&lon=-80.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1901M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1901M-2013-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-G1A (registry code 41898, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-g1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C1
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 565 total, 505 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080925849229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT THE STUDENT WAS PRACTICING AUTO ROTATION BEGINNING AT APPROXIMATELY 600' AGL, AT APPROXIMATELY 200' THE STUDENT BEGAN TO MAKE CONTROL ERRORS CAUSING THE ROTOR SPEED TO DECREASE TO THE POINT OF STALLING.  THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOFT GROUND AT A FAIRLY HIGH DESCENT RATE AND SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 50' WHERE ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK A TREE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL ONTO ITS SIDE.  ONE MINOR INJURY TO STUDENT PILOT, HELICOPTER DESTROYED.

## 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 MIA08CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA202), Sep 25, 2008: Schweizer 269C-1 (N1901M), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a simulated 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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