# Accident 19870411011899A: Hughes 269C, Scoffield, UT, April 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Scoffield, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WHTA
- Location: 39.5699° N, 110.8002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5699&lon=-110.8002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9676F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9676F-1989-12-08) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870411011899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE PARTIAL POWER. LANDED ON A SNOW COVERED SLOPE AND SLID INTO TREES. FOUND ONE MAGNETO WEAK.

## 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 DEN87LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA094), Apr 11, 1987: Hughes 269C (N9676F), Scoffield, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9676F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19741024036939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741024036939A), Oct 24, 1974: Hughes 269C (N9676F), AZ, 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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