NONE · HUGHES 269A · 2023-03-09 · Titusville, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA23LA146
Event ID
20230310106856
Type
Accident
Date
2023-03-09
Location
Titusville, FL, USA
Coordinates
28.509321, -80.793006
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
HUGHES
Model
269A
Registration
N8911F
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate main rotor RPM during an autorotation which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent rotor blade strike of the tail boom.