# Accident 19840812040119A: Hughes 269C, Freeport, IL, August 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1984, 12:10 local time
- Place: Freeport, IL
- Airport: Albertus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2908° N, 89.6295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2908&lon=-89.6295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1105X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1105X-2003-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas C17 (registry code 3021002, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-c17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 367 total, 183 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840812040119A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK CORN STALKS WHEN PILOT TRIED POWER RECOVERY FROM A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. SPUN INTO THE CORN.

## 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 CHI84LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA345), Aug 13, 1984: Hughes 300/269C (N1105X), Freeport, IL, substantial damage

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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