# Accident 19860811039419A: Hughes 269C, Laurens, SC, August 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1986, 12:15 local time
- Place: Laurens, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FPUA
- Location: 34.5004° N, 82.0205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5004&lon=-82.0205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7442F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7442F-1989-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 160 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860811039419A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER FLIPPED OVER DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. RING GEAR CARRIER FAILED. AD NOT COMPLIED WITH.

## 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 ATL86FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA218), Aug 11, 1986: Hughes 269C (N7442F), Laurens, SC, destroyed

## Other reports on N7442F (1)

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

- [Incident 19780320009409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780320009409I), Mar 20, 1978: Hughes 269C (N7442F), Clinton, IA, Minor damage. Ag pilot lost sight of wire, struck it with the bubble. Bubble was broken.

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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