# Accident 19830630027589A: Hughes 269A, Gastonia, NC, June 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1983, 12:45 local time
- Place: Gastonia, NC
- Airport: Gastonia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2809° N, 80.9704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2809&lon=-80.9704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8835F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8835F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 844 total, 844 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830630027589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL83LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA246), Jun 30, 1983: Hughes 269A (N8835F), Gastonia, NC, 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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