# Accident 19811126075839A: Hughes 269C, Billings, MT, November 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1981, 08:00 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9632F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9632F-2003-06-11) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,390 total, 330 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126075839A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. THROTTLE BACK AT A LOW ALTITUDE. NO TIME TO AUTOROTATE. ENGINE MAY HAVE COOLED FAST AT 13 DEGREES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9632F (1)

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

- [Incident 19790112001539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790112001539I), Jan 12, 1979: Hughes 269C (N9632F), Billings, MT, Minor damage. Heliocopter landed in deep snow which gave way under left skid, rolled over and damaged rotor blades.

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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