# Accident 20160809012999A: Hughes 269C, Howe, TX, August 9, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2016, 20:35 local time
- Place: Howe, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5675° N, 96.5775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5675&lon=-96.5775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9277R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9277R-2019-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,211 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160809012999A

## Narrative

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

THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STUDENT?S RESIDENCE IN RURAL HOWE, TEXAS.  THE INSTRUCTOR REDUCED ENGINE POWER TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE-OUT CONDITION TO PRACTICE A ?FORCED LANDING? TRAINING MANEUVER.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 1100 TO 1200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL).  THE ENGINE REACHED IDLE SPEED AND CEASED PRODUCING POWER.  AN AUTOROTATION WAS PERFORMED INTO A TALL-GRASS FIELD.  AS THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 300 FEET AGL, THE STUDENT PUSHED FORWARD ON THE CYCLIC IN ORDER TO GAIN AIRSPEED.  HOWEVER, IN DOING SO, THE ROTOR LOST ENERGY AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED TO THE GROUND WITH LITTLE TO NO FORWARD MOTION.  THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE INSTRUCTOR NEVER TOUCHED THE CONTROLS DURING THIS EVENT.

## 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 CEN16FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA315), Aug 10, 2016: Hughes 269C (N9277R), Howe, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The improper execution of an autorotation following the loss of engine power, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of…

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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