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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Gastonia, NC · June 30, 1983

Date
June 30, 1983 · 12:45 local
Place
Gastonia, NC
Airport
Gastonia
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8835F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83LA246
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
844 total844 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine went to idle enroute. Autorotated onto highway shoulder. Slid into trees. Throtte control stripped threads.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE WENT TO IDLE ENROUTE. AUTOROTATED ONTO HIGHWAY SHOULDER. SLID INTO TREES. THROTTE CONTROL STRIPPED THREADS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.