Accident · 1990-05-09

NTSB case MIA90FA117 · HUGHES 269C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-05-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: HUGHES 269C (N58275)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: FLIGHT SAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FLIGHT SAFETY INTERNATIONAL

Probable cause

IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN DURING THE AUTOROTATION BY THE DUAL STUDENT (ATP), HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT, INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE CFI, AND INADEQUATE CREW COORDINATION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OBSTRUCTION (TAXIWAY LIGHT).

Source: NTSB case MIA90FA117

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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