# Accident 20160922015859A: Hughes 269B, Ozark, AL, September 22, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2016, 16:45 local time
- Place: Ozark, AL
- Airport: Blackwell Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 4E1S
- Location: 31.4319° N, 85.6206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4319&lon=-85.6206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N269BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269BS-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,980 total, 160 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160922015859A

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 4 CFR PART 141.  INSTRUCTOR INITIATED A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE AND HAD THE STUDENT PERFORM THE AUTOROTATION.  AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL A POWER RECOVERY WAS INITIATED.  THE DESCENT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE ARRESTED AND THE ROTORCRAFT CONTINUED TO A LANDING IN VEGETATION THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 9 FEET TALL.

## 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 ERA16LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA326), Sep 22, 2016: Hughes 269B (N269BS), Ozark, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined following a successful postaccident engine run on the accident helicopter.

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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