# Accident 19801125071429A: Hughes 269C, Whitehouse, NJ, November 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1980, 10:45 local time
- Place: Whitehouse, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6184° N, 74.7443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitehouse, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6184&lon=-74.7443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58281, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58281) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-D1A (registry code 41893, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-d1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 374 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81DHA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801125071429A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST RPMS. MADE HARD AUTOROTAION LANDING. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC81DHA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHA05), Nov 25, 1980: Hughes 300C (N58281), Whitehouse, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N58281 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890831033129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831033129A), Aug 31, 1989: Hughes 269C (N58281), Parkersburg, WV, Substantial damage. Allowed cyclic to rise while shuting down on landing. Helicopter rose and spun to left. Rotors hit caused rollover.

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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