# Accident 19810626085569A: Hughes 269C, Union, NE, June 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1981, 20:30 local time
- Place: Union, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.8144° N, 95.9218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8144&lon=-95.9218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8973F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8973F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,454 total, 28 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810626085569A

## Narrative

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

HEARD UNUSAL NOISE DURING AG OPERATION. HAD HIGH SINK RATE ON LANDING. NO MECHANICAL DESCREPANCIES 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 MKC81DCJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ18), Jun 26, 1981: Hughes 269C (N8973F), Union, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8973F (1)

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

- [Accident 19910218002599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910218002599A), Feb 18, 1991: Hughes 269C (N8973F), Knowles, OK, Substantial damage. Allowed rotor RPM decay on practice autorotation to a pasture. Impacted hard chopping tailboom. Gusty wind a factor

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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