# Accident 19820913048629A: Hughes 269C, North Highlands, CA, September 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1982, 12:50 local time
- Place: North Highlands, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6713° N, 121.3721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Highlands, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6713&lon=-121.3721&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8651F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8651F-2013-05-15) (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 HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,136 total, 900 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820913048629A

## Narrative

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

ON FAA CHECK RIDE. CUT POWER AT 285 FEET AGL FOR AUTOROTATION POWER RECOVERY. NEEDLES SPLIT. NO POWER. HARD IMPACT.

## 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 LAX82FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA343), Sep 13, 1982: Hughes 269C (N8651F), North Highlands, CA, destroyed

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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