GAA23WA077

NTSB accident investigation · Hughes 269A · Budaors, Hungary · February 23, 2023

AccidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
February 23, 2023, 17:40 local (17:40 UTC)
Place
Budaors, Hungary
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Emergency descent
Aircraft
HA-HBQHughes 269A
Defining event
Autorotation: Loss of engine power (total)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
106778

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
HA-HBQ
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Category
Helicopter
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Airport
LHBS