# Accident 19851124058099A: Hughes 269C, Brooks, OR, November 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Brooks, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0109° N, 122.9107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0109&lon=-122.9107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58181, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58181-2013-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 785 total, 500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851124058099A

## Narrative

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

CHIP DETECTOR FOLLOWED BY POWER LOSS. HARD LANDING IN PARKING LOT WHERE TAIL BOOM SEVERED. CYLINDER HAD FAILED.

## 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 SEA86LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA026), Nov 24, 1985: Hughes 269C (N58181), Brooks, OR, 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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