# Incident 19810212019979I: Hughes 269B, San Diego, CA, February 12, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1981, 12:03 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9595F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9595F-2006-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 5,000 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/19810212019979I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FELT HEAVY VIBRATION AND IMMEDIATELY AUTO ROTATED TO RUN ON LANDING. NO.2 ROD CAP BOLT HAD BROKEN

## Other reports on N9595F (1)

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

- [Accident 19820824043539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820824043539A), Aug 24, 1982: Hughes 269B (N9595F), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck brush during recovery from a practice autorotation. Helicopter rolled over on its left side.

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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