# Accident 20190826014779A: Hughes 269A, Paxinos, PA, August 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2019, 08:30 local time
- Place: Paxinos, PA
- Airport: Northumberland County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8369° N, 76.5524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (N79), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8369&lon=-76.5524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N653CH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N653CH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 4 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190826014779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT INITIATED A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION AT 1000 FEET AGL. PILOT FAILED TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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