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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Council, NC · February 4, 1986

Date
February 4, 1986 · 18:30 local
Place
Council, NC
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9374F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86LA069
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,076 total821 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Piston connecting rod failed in flight. Engine quit running. Impacted trees during autorotation.

As the FAA filed it

PISTON CONNECTING ROD FAILED IN FLIGHT. ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. IMPACTED TREES DURING AUTOROTATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N9374F · 1

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