# Accident 19850919045732A: Hughes 269C, Lantana, FL, September 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1985, 10:05 local time
- Place: Lantana, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach Co Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5804° N, 80.0706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5804&lon=-80.0706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8376F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8376F-1997-03-06) (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: 5,926 total, 1,175 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919045732A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOVERING NEAR A RUNWAY,THE WING OF AN OUT OF CONTROL LANDING 152,N49873 STRUCK AND TORE OFF HELICOPTERS SKID.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N49873, Cessna 152: [Accident 19850919045731A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919045731A)

## 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 MIA85LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA259), Sep 19, 1985: Hughes 269C (N8376F), Lantana, FL, minor damage

## Other reports on N8376F (1)

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

- [Accident 19940805020609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940805020609A), Aug 5, 1994: Hughes 269C (N8376F), Puunene Maui, HI, Substantial damage. Low rotor speed on practice autorotation. Touched skid on ground. Rolled over. Gear dampers pressure low one side.

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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