# Accident 19810513072939A: Hughes 269C, Houston, TX, May 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7413F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7413F-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 1,021 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810513072939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE FAILURE DURING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT OVER WATER CAUSED CRASH. NO CAUSE FOR MALFUNCTION 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 FTW81FRA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA30), May 13, 1981: Hughes 269C (N7413F), Houston, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N7413F (2)

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

- [Accident 19970713046949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970713046949A), Jul 13, 1997: Hughes 269C (N7413F), Johnston, SC, No damage. (-23) Mr. Dan Robinson stated to me that on July 13, 1997, he departed saluda county airport (6J4), SC, at approximately 1500 EDT. He said the purpose of the…
- [Accident 19780730019429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780730019429A), Jul 30, 1978: Hughes 269A (N7413F), Buena Vista, GA, Destroyed

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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