# Accident 19810411025939A: Hughes 269B, Hurricane, WV, April 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1981, 16:40 local time
- Place: Hurricane, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4323° N, 82.0167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hurricane, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4323&lon=-82.0167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9322F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9322F-2003-10-06) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FIJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIJ05-201164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810411025939A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING SIMULATED AUTOROTATION APPROACH. UNABLE RESTART. RPM DECAY, CRASH-LANDED. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 ATL81FIJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIJ05-201164), Apr 11, 1981: Hughes 269B (N9322F), Hurricane, WV, substantial damage

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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