# Accident 19870213002699A: Hughes 269A, Buford, GA, February 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1987, 15:40 local time
- Place: Buford, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1093° N, 83.9900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1093&lon=-83.9900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3782B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3782B-1991-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes TH-55 (registry code 4471002, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,360 total, 59 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870213002699A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL87FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA071), Feb 13, 1987: Hughes 269A (N3782B), Buford, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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