# Accident 19820802034009A: Hughes 269A, Wetumpka, AL, August 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1982, 07:45 local time
- Place: Wetumpka, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5420° N, 86.2053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wetumpka, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5420&lon=-86.2053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8801F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8801F-1984-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 47 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820802034009A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ENGINE QUIT DURING SPRAYING OPERATION AND CRASH OCCURRED DURING AUTOROTATION.

## 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 ATL82DA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA226), Aug 2, 1982: Hughes 269A (N8801F), Wetumpka, AL, 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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