# Accident 20140203000529A: Hughes 369D, Naples, FL, February 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2014, 13:50 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1522° N, 81.7772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1522&lon=-81.7772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8618F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 1,050 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14TA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14TA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140203000529A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH DOWN AUTOROTATIONS, THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED THE HELICOPTER TO SETTLE AFTER COLLECTIVE APPLICATION AND THE TAIL ROTOR IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA14TA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14TA113), Feb 3, 2014: Hughes 369 (N8618F), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare during the termination of a practice 180-degree autorotation and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in the tail rotor contacting the ground.

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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