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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · District Of Col, DC · May 4, 1981

Date
May 4, 1981 · 17:00 local
Place
District Of Col, DC
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7447F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FIA06
Reported as
Hughes 269C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total1,800 in this make and model93 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Power failure occurred during cruise. Helicopter pilot made emergency landing in park, causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

POWER FAILURE OCCURRED DURING CRUISE. HELICOPTER PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN PARK, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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