# NTSB MIA81DKT45: Hughes 269C, N10926, Miami, FL, April 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1981
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DKT45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1319  81/4/18    MIAMI,FL            HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N10926              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 653 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            356 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- FLARED W FWD MVMNT,PITCHED FWD AFTER TCHDWN.IP RPRTD CONFUSION ABOUT WHO WAS IN CTL IN FINAL STAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10926](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10926-2012-10-11), registration cancelled 2012-10-11, S/N 400913, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810418017319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810418017319A), Apr 18, 1981: Hughes 269C, Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Student failed to make power recovery from practice autorotation. Skids hit soft ground. Helicopter nosed up.

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.

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