# Accident 19860204002199A: Hughes 269B, Council, NC, February 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1986, 18:30 local time
- Place: Council, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.3455° N, 77.3850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3455&lon=-77.3850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9374F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9374F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,076 total, 821 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860204002199A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL86LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA069), Feb 4, 1986: Hughes 269B (N9374F), Council, NC, destroyed

## Other reports on N9374F (1)

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

- [Accident 19820828054579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820828054579A), Aug 28, 1982: Hughes 269B (N9374F), Angier, NC, Substantial damage. Helicopter hit wires during swath run.

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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