# Incident 19811123087709I: Hughes 269C, San Diego, CA, November 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1981, 17:20 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8644F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8644F) (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
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 607 total, 430 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811123087709I

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL LINE CLOGGED BY PIECE OF ELECTRICAL TAPE. LANDED IN FIELD. M OR D SUBMITTED.

## Other reports on N8644F (1)

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

- [Accident 19800723027569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723027569A), Jul 23, 1980: Hughes 269C (N8644F), Council Bluffs, IA, Substantial damage. Portable landing pad shifted as helicopter touched down. Ground resonance & self distruct occurred.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.