# Accident 19860423013479A: Hughes 269A, Fort Wayne, IN, April 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1986, 15:45 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9990° N, 85.2104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9990&lon=-85.2104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8752F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8752F-2013-05-15) (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: 104 total, 83 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423013479A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND IMPACTED TREES. HORIZONTAL TAIL SPAR FOUND BROKEN. UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATION.

## 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 CHI86LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA127), Apr 23, 1986: Hughes 269A (N8752F), Ft. Wayne, IN, destroyed

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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