# Accident 19840407009109A: Hughes 269A, Danbury, CT, April 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1984, 15:05 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3948° N, 73.4540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danbury, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3948&lon=-73.4540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8817F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8817F-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,737 total, 38 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840407009109A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY AUTOROTATION LANDING AFTER A CLUTCH FAILURE.

## 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 NYC84LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA134), Apr 7, 1984: Hughes 269A (N8817F), Danbury, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8817F (1)

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

- [Incident 19790301010269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790301010269I), Mar 1, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8817F), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Clutch engaged too quickly causing damage to rotor blades. Engine had been surging prior to engagement of clutch.

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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