ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309123
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| Date: | 09-MAR-2023 |
| Time: | c. 14:00 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269A |
| Owner/operator: | Registration Pending |
| Registration: | N8911F |
| MSN: | 0230 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX/KTIX), Titusville, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Titusville-Space Coast Regional Airport, FL (TIX/KTIX) |
| Titusville-Space Coast Regional Airport, FL (TIX/KTIX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Hughes 269A helicopter was preforming an auto rotation, but it did not recover and time and landed hard, causing the rotor to cut off the tail boom.
The pilot and passenger were not injured.
Sources:
FAA
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N8911F
https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/1236949/n8911f-1963-schweizer-269a
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2023 20:40 | Captain Adam | Added |
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