# Accident 19851014057729A: Hughes 269C, Atlanta, GA, October 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1985, 16:45 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8300° N, 84.3791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8300&lon=-84.3791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7503Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7503Q-1991-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer HUGHES 269C (registry code 8059500, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC IO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,473 total, 1,903 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851014057729A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING A POWER RECOVERY FROM A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD.

## 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 ATL86LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA006), Oct 14, 1985: Schweizer 269C (N7503Q), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7503Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19880802041009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880802041009I), Aug 2, 1988: Hughes 269C (N7503Q), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Voltage regulator read zero. Smoke in cockpit. Emergency landing in parking mall. Fire put out. Reg wires shorted.
- [Incident 19880621031569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880621031569I), Jun 21, 1988: Hughes 269C (N7503Q), Atlanta, GA. Loud bang heard on a radio traffic patrol. Engine quit. Autorotation landing in a field. Connecting rod broken.

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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