# Accident 19861026056929A: Hughes 269B, Danville, KY, October 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1986, 16:50 local time
- Place: Danville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6396° N, 84.7703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6396&lon=-84.7703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9372F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 81 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861026056929A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE HELICOPTER WAS DAMAGED DURING THE HARD LANDING.

## 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 ATL87LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA011), Oct 26, 1986: Hughes 269B (N9372F), Danville, KY, 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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