# Accident 19860412012799A: Hughes 269A, Lowell, MI, April 12, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1986, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lowell, MI
- Airport: City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9303° N, 85.3408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9303&lon=-85.3408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8059H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8059H-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860412012799A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. THE MAIN ROTORS FLEXED, CUTTING OFF THE TAIL BOOM.

## 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 CHI86LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA124), Apr 12, 1986: Hughes 269A (N8059H), Lowell, MI, 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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