# Accident 19830720037069A: Hughes 269C, Houston, TX, July 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1983, 16:10 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6505° N, 95.2803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6505&lon=-95.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8995F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8995F-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,845 total, 256 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830720037069A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DECAY DURING LOW ALTITUDE HOLDING PATTERN. HELICOPTER DIVED INTO GROUND. LOW POWER AT 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 FTW83FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA343), Jul 20, 1983: Hughes 269C (N8995F), Houston, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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