# Incident 19790301010269I: Hughes 269A, Orlando, FL, March 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Herndon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8817F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8817F-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 2,800 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/19790301010269I

## Narrative

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

CLUTCH ENGAGED TOO QUICKLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTOR BLADES.  ENGINE HAD BEEN SURGING PRIOR TO ENGAGEMENT OF CLUTCH.

## Other reports on N8817F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840407009109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840407009109A), Apr 7, 1984: Hughes 269A (N8817F), Danbury, CT, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency autorotation landing after a clutch failure.

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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