Hughes 269C N1093Y
10 August 1983 · Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 1983 at about 18:15 local time, a Hughes 269C registered N1093Y was involved in an accident near Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.1793, -75.2296
- Aircraft
- Hughes 269C
- Registration
- N1093Y
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Horsham → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83LA206
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER DURING A PRACTICE DEMONSTRATION AUTOROTATION LANDING. THE CFI WAS AT THE CONTROLS WITH THE STUDENT FOLLOWING THROUGH. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR THE STUDENT OVERRODE THE CONTROLS JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN WITH TOO MUCH CYCLIC. THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK HIGH GRASS AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED RIGHT ONTO ITS SIDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 1983 | Hughes 269A | Moultrie, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1983 | Hughes 269A | Lindsay, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1983 | Hughes 269A | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Apr 1983 | Hughes 269B | Forgan, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1983 | Hughes 269A | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1983 | Hughes 269C | Dodge City, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,213 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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