# Accident 19851021054809A: Hughes 269A, Marco Island, FL, October 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Marco Island, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9320° N, 81.7048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marco Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9320&lon=-81.7048&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9017E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9017E-1998-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,184 total, 67 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851021054809A

## Narrative

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

AUTOROTATION TO WATER AFTER ENGINE FAILED. AIRCRAFT SANK. RECOVERED AND TEST RUNS ACCOMPLISHED. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 MIA86LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA016), Oct 21, 1985: Hughes 269A (N9017E), Marco Island, FL, substantial damage

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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