- Date
- August 24, 1982, 17:00 local (Aug 25, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- San Diego, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9595FHughes 269B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820824043539A
- Case key
- 72489
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The instructor (CFI) reported that during a practice autorotation, the helicopter contacted brush. Subsequently the aircrew lost control of the helicopter and it turned and rolled over. Reportedly, the CFI simulated an engine failure at about 150 ft AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9595F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 87-0329
- Airframe hours
- 3,272
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- College National Air
- Registered owner
- College National Air
- Departed
- San Diego, CA
- Destination
- San Diego, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 16,165 total · 5,815 in this make and model · 15,860 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.