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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Buford, GA · February 13, 1987

Date
February 13, 1987 · 15:40 local
Place
Buford, GA
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3782B
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87FA071
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,360 total59 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed in lake from slow forward speed at low altitude. Found number three connecting rod broken.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN LAKE FROM SLOW FORWARD SPEED AT LOW ALTITUDE. FOUND NUMBER THREE CONNECTING ROD BROKEN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.