19831117057999A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Freer, TX · November 17, 1983

Date: November 17, 1983 · 08:30 local
Place: Freer, TX
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N50638
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW84LA061
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 341 total75 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days

N50638Registration cancelled Mar 22, 2001 · Hughes 269CS/N 811073 Airframe modelHughes 269C

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What happened

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Crash occurred during emergency landing. Pilot claims power loss but investigation revealed no discrepancy.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT CLAIMS POWER LOSS BUT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO DISCREPANCY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW84LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFreer, TXThe plt & 2 passengers were on a flt to look for deer in a pasture area. While in a turn after the last pass over the pasture, the eng lost power at aprx 150 ft AGL. The plt initiated an autorotative landing in an area of mesquite brush & bushes. He reported…Nov 17, 1983 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N50638 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20000907039699ARancho Murieta, CA(-23)Helicopter struck high tension power lines, subsequently crashed in a field and burned. Injuries were fatal to the pilot.Sep 7, 2000 · No damage