# Accident 19861007048359A: Hughes 269A, Hillsboro, OR, October 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1986, 14:10 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GRNL
- Location: 45.5492° N, 123.1506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5492&lon=-123.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N986GC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N986GC-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 656 total, 128 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861007048359A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER SETTLED INTO TREES WHILE SHAKING FILBERTS. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ROTOR SPEED IN DOWNWIND TURN

## 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 SEA87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA005), Oct 7, 1986: Hughes 269A (N986GC), Forest Grove, OR, 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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