# Accident 19850818044739A: Hughes 269A, Hector, MN, August 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Hector, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7402° N, 94.7108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7402&lon=-94.7108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8777F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8777F-2013-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,885 total, 86 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850818044739A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTED DURING PROPOSED SHORT FLIGHT.  AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER AFTER AUTOROTATION IN FIELD.

## 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 CHI85LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA352), Aug 18, 1985: Hughes 269A (N8777F), Hector, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8777F (1)

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

- [Accident 19780707015539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707015539A), Jul 7, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8777F), Hannibal, MO, Destroyed. Wires.

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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