19801015057479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Carlsbad, CA · October 15, 1980

Date
October 15, 1980 · 10:30 local
Place
Carlsbad, CA
Airport
Palomar
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21BQ
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FUM02
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,980 total750 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

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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 test flight. Made hard autorotation landing. Cause engine out not determined.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TEST FLIGHT. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. CAUSE ENGINE OUT NOT DETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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