# Incident 19781001030739I: Hughes 269B, Salem, IN, October 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1978, 16:45 local time
- Place: Salem, IN
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6043° N, 86.0976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6043&lon=-86.0976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8604F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 220 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001030739I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT AUTOROTATED SAFELY AFTER POPPING NOISE AND BAD VIBRATION. OIL COOLER BELT WAS LOOSE, TEETH STRIPPED OUT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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