# Accident 19860108000389A: Hughes 269A, Brewton, AL, January 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1986, 13:45 local time
- Place: Brewton, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.1100° N, 87.0706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1100&lon=-87.0706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8866F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8866F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,533 total, 905 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860108000389A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTED WHILE CONDUCTING A LOW LEVEL BURNING OPERATION. AUTOROTATION INTO THE TREES.

## 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 ATL86LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA053), Jan 8, 1986: Hughes 269A (N8866F), Brewton, AL, 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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