# Incident 19790326011679I: Hughes 269C, Lombard, IL, March 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Lombard, IL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8738° N, 88.0155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lombard, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8738&lon=-88.0155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8642F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8642F-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 130 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/19790326011679I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD WHEN LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON.

## Other reports on N8642F (2)

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

- [Accident 19890322004449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322004449A), Mar 22, 1989: Hughes 269C (N8642F), Dekalb, IL, Destroyed. Engine failed, autorotated into tree top. Fell to ground. Broken rings caused engine stress and rod bearing failed
- [Incident 19880127013369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880127013369I), Jan 27, 1988: Hughes 269C (N8642F), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Air taxiing for takeoff. Heard a pop. Sat aircraft down hard. Oil filter cap not secured. Engine covered with oil.

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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