# Accident 19810725044449A: Hughes 269A, Newark, OH, July 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Newark, OH
- Airport: Licking Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0247° N, 82.4618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LICKING COUNTY RGNL (VTA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0247&lon=-82.4618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8737F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8737F-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,159 total, 694 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEK26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810725044449A

## Narrative

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

ALTERNATOR DRIVE PULLEY FAILED, JAM STARTER RING GEAR HELICOPTER MADE HARD AUTOROTATE LANDING. ROLLED OVER.

## 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 CHI81FEK26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK26), Jul 25, 1981: Hughes 269A (N8737F), Newark, OH, 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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