# Accident 19831117057999A: Hughes 269C, Freer, TX, November 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: Freer, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8808° N, 98.6109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8808&lon=-98.6109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50638, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50638-2001-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 75 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831117057999A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW84LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA061), Nov 17, 1983: Hughes 269C (N50638), Freer, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N50638 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000907039699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000907039699A), Sep 7, 2000: Hughes 269C (N50638), Rancho Murieta, CA, No damage. (-23)Helicopter struck high tension power lines, subsequently crashed in a field and burned. Injuries were fatal to the pilot.

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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