# Incident 19870509022729I: Hughes 269C, Spring, TX, May 9, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Spring, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0618° N, 95.5528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEML (DWH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0618&lon=-95.5528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58332, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58332-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 44 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870509022729I

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON APPROACH AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. THROTTLE CABLE WAS FOUND STRIPPED FROM ENGINE SERVO

## Other reports on N58332 (3)

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

- [Accident 20070903021729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070903021729A), Sep 3, 2007: Hughes 269C (N58332), Ramona, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 3, 2007, a certified flight instructor was training a private pilot rated helicopter pilot in preparation for a commercial rotorcraft…
- [Accident 19880315005359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880315005359A), Mar 15, 1988: Hughes 269C (N58332), Tomball, TX, Substantial damage. Lost control of helicopter after liftoff from a dolly. Helicopter rolled on its side due to dynamic rollover effect
- [Incident 19860802060349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860802060349I), Aug 2, 1986: Hughes 269C (N58332), Spring, TX, Minor damage. Forced landing after vibration. Bearing on forward drive pulley failed.

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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