# Accident 19850825041339A: Hughes 269C, Elizabethtown, KY, August 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1985, 14:15 local time
- Place: Elizabethtown, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7006° N, 85.8706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7006&lon=-85.8706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9280F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9280F-1993-03-23) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,835 total, 1,707 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850825041339A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED HEAVY RAIN SHOWER AND BUBBLE FOGGED UP. DESCENDED UNTIL TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED A LAKE. AIRCRAFT SANK.

## 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 ATL85LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA259), Aug 25, 1985: Hughes 269C (N9280F), Elizabethtown, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9280F (2)

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

- [Accident 19901115050759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901115050759A), Nov 15, 1990: Hughes 269C (N9280F), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Threw connecting rod through engine case on pipeline patrol. Made autorotation landing. Rod cap had fatigue mark.
- [Incident 19790621016829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790621016829I), Jun 21, 1979: Hughes 269C (N9280F), Eastwood, KY, Minor damage. Helicopter on powerline patrol settled to the ground after making a down wind turn

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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