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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Washington, DC · July 12, 1980

Date: July 12, 1980 · 17:20 local
Place: Washington, DC
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9482F
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL80FA073
Reported as: Hughes 269B
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360A1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,933 total443 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N9482FRegistration cancelled Oct 7, 1982 · Hughes 269BS/N 1160288 Airframe modelHughes 269B

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What happened

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

Engine quit on low altitude sight-seeing flight. Crash-landed in tidal basin. Found cylinder studs had failed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON LOW ALTITUDE SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT. CRASH-LANDED IN TIDAL BASIN. FOUND CYLINDER STUDS HAD 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.

NTSB ATL80FA073Accident · Serious injuriesClosedWashington, DCJul 12, 1980 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9482F · 3

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

Accident 19790917030319ASfl Autorotation · Gaithersburg, MDStudent and instructor,practicing auto rotation landings,made hard landing on third try,main rotor hit tail boomSep 17, 1979 · Substantial damage Accident 19771108035169AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Gainesville, FLSightseeing for hire. Lower short shaft failure P/N268A 5504-3.Nov 8, 1977 · Reported as Hughes 269A · Substantial damage Accident 19770416016529ATo Vertical (Helicopter Only) · Indianapolis, INP/N269-A8442-2 failed due to gross overload. Full pwr could not be obtained.Apr 16, 1977 · Substantial damage