# Accident 19810504022119A: Hughes 269C, District Of Col, DC, May 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: District Of Col, DC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9048° N, 77.0163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of District of Columbia, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9048&lon=-77.0163&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7447F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7447F-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FIA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810504022119A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL81FIA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIA06), May 4, 1981: Hughes 269C (N7447F), Washington, DC, 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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