# Accident 19820227001019A: Hughes 269C, Ft Myers, FL, February 27, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Lehigh West
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1100W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,284 total, 149 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820227001019A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER DAMAGED IN AUTOROTATION LANDING. PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE MALFUNCTION BUT NONE 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 MIA82DA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA059), Feb 27, 1982: Hughes 269C (N1100W), Ft. Myers, FL, 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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