# Accident 19820609021079A: Hughes 269A, Redmond, WA, June 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1982, 20:00 local time
- Place: Redmond, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6795° N, 122.1191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6795&lon=-122.1191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8730F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8730F-1999-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HO360B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 415 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820609021079A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON INITIAL CLIMB.AUTOROTATED TO A PASTURE LANDING. ROCKED FORWARD ON SKIDS, MAIN ROTORS SEVERED TAILBOOM

## 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 SEA82DA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA082), Jun 9, 1982: Hughes 269A (N8730F), 2nm Nnm Redmond, WA, 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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