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MIA87LA089

1987-02-20 · JACKSONVILLE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CRG

Current FAA registration · N90270

Make / Model
HUGHES 269A
Year of manufacture
1966 · 21 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING HIO-360 SER (205 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790405
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC7A00

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE INSTRUCTOR PLT WAS DEMONSTRATING A HOVERING AUTOROTATION LANDING WITH FORWARD MOVEMENT, WHEN, AFTER THE THROTTLE WAS CLOSED, THE HELICOPTER HUNG IN THE AIR. FORWARD CYCLIC WAS THEN APPLIED WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE ROTOR RPM BEGAN TO DETERIORATE. THE HELICOPTER THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A SLIGHT NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, AFTER WHICH, REAR CYCLIC WAS APPLIED. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES THEN SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM DUE TO THE LOW ROTOR RPM AND REAR CYCLIC INPUT. THE HELICOPTER SPUN APRX 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT & CAME TO REST. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA87LA089.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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