N9332F – Hughes 269B – 1996-06-01 NTSB Accident Report

On June 01, 1996, a Hughes 269B (N9332F) was involved in an incident near Georgetown, CA. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: Loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), while practicing an autorotation, which resulted in a forced landing; and the flight instructor's misjudged landing flare during the emergency autorotation/landing.

On June 1, 1996, at 0948 hours Pacific daylight time, the pilot of a Hughes 269B, N9332F, initiated a practice autorotation from 1,000 feet above ground level (agl) while in the traffic pattern at the Georgetown Airport, Georgetown, California. At the time, the certified flight instructor (CFI) was providing dual instruction to his student. The aircraft was substantially damaged and there were no injuries. The flight originated at 0920 from private property in Foresthill, California.

The CFI reported that as the helicopter descended through 800 feet agl, all engine power was suddenly lost and the practice maneuver turned into a forced landing.

This incident is documented in NTSB report LAX96LA217. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N9332F.