# Accident 19850530025749A: Hughes 269C, Lake Worth, TX, May 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1985, 18:05 local time
- Place: Lake Worth, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8492° N, 97.4798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8492&lon=-97.4798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9660F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9660F-2015-05-15) (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
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850530025749A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING DURING POWER RECOVERY AUTOROTATIONS. NO ENGINE DISCREPANCIES. PIC NOT CFI RATED, SIC NOT RH RATED.

## 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 FTW85LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA239), May 30, 1985: Hughes 300 (N9660F), Lake Worth, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9660F (1)

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

- [Accident 20010528010219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010528010219A), May 28, 2001: Hughes 269C (N9660F), Cox Creek, KY, No damage. (-23)On may 28, 2001, about 1400 EDT, a Hughes 296C, N9660F was substantially damaged it struck wires while taking off from a private field near cox' Creek,…

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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