# Incident 19841030061989I: Hughes 269C, Philadelphia, PA, October 30, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1984, 15:15 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7423F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7423F-2007-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 400 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841030061989I

## Narrative

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

MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT FROM AUTOROTATION. ENGINE QUIT. BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE DUE TO INCORRECT VALVES INSTALLED.

## Other reports on N7423F (1)

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

- [Accident 20041010029319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041010029319A), Oct 10, 2004: Hughes 269C (N7423F), Minerva, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) Started to take-off when he was light on the skids it went nose heavy. He pulled back and the skids and tail rotor dug into the ground and subsequently…

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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