# Incident 19840717042599I: Hughes 269C, Atlanta, GA, July 17, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1984, 05:50 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N750AM-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840717042599I

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED ON A TAXIWAY. TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT SPLINE FAILED.

## Other reports on N750AM (2)

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

- [Accident 19880708025859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880708025859A), Jul 8, 1988: Hughes 269C (N750AM), Van Nuys, CA, Destroyed. Vibrations at hover after liftoff. Set down. Helicopter entered ground resonance. Rotor blade dampers malajusted.
- [Incident 19840830063709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840830063709I), Aug 30, 1984: Hughes 269C (N750AM), Hapeville, GA, Minor damage. Helicopter experienced uncontrollable overspeed condition which resulted in forced landing.

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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