# Accident 19850526020839A: Hughes 269C, Joliet, IL, May 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1985, 18:15 local time
- Place: Joliet, IL
- Airport: Joliet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IKFA
- Location: 41.5205° N, 88.1204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5205&lon=-88.1204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404Z-2014-09-16) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 54 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850526020839A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION PROGRESSED TO GROUND RESONANCE DURING AERIAL TAXI.  STRUCK THE RAMP SEVERAL TIMES AND ROLLED ONTO SIDE.

## 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 CHI85FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA210), May 26, 1985: Hughes 300 (N404Z), Joliet, IL, destroyed

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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