# Accident 19850529043779A: Hughes 269C, West Liberty, IA, May 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: West Liberty, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.5696° N, 91.2594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5696&lon=-91.2594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8976F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8976F-1997-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,550 total, 1,730 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850529043779A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER DURING SWATH RUN. ROLLED OVER AFTER AUTOROTATION. CRANKSHAFT END GEAR SEPARATED FROM BOLT ATTACHMENT.

## 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 MKC85LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA115), May 29, 1985: Hughes 269C (N8976F), West Liberty, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8976F (1)

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

- [Accident 19780407011909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780407011909A), Apr 7, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8976F), Paducah, TX, 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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