# Accident 19861214083669A: Hughes 269C, Bowling Green, KY, December 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1986, 11:48 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, KY
- Airport: Warren Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0598° N, 86.4609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0598&lon=-86.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7416F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7416F-2013-06-05) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,740 total, 107 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861214083669A

## Narrative

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

THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM SEPARATED FROM THE HELICOPTER IN HOVER. SUSPECT A BROKEN PITCH LINK CAUSED SEVERE VIBRATION.

## 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 ATL87LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA044), Dec 14, 1986: Hughes 269C (N7416F), Bowling Green, KY, 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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