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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Rochester, NY · May 12, 1980

Date
May 12, 1980 · 07:05 local
Place
Rochester, NY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8748F
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FFJ06
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,454 total1,500 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Smoke in cockpit from overheating engine. Engine quit. Made hard emergency landing. Front crank case seal failed.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE IN COCKPIT FROM OVERHEATING ENGINE. ENGINE QUIT. MADE HARD EMERGENCY LANDING. FRONT CRANK CASE SEAL FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.