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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Greenwood, SC · May 2, 1988

Date: May 2, 1988 · 13:20 local
Place: Greenwood, SC
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: FPUA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N58197
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL88LA161
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360D1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,380 total2,573 in this make and model364 in the last 90 days

N58197Registration cancelled Dec 19, 1989 · Hughes 269CS/N 680697 Airframe modelHughes 269C

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What happened

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

Engine lost power. Crashed on top of a building on autorotation. Throttle cable separated. Not checked per bulletin

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER. CRASHED ON TOP OF A BUILDING ON AUTOROTATION. THROTTLE CABLE SEPARATED. NOT CHECKED PER BULLETIN

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL88LA161Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGreenwood, SCThe plt reported that the engine RPM began to drop. Shortly after he took off from an open field. He opened the throttle further in an attempt to regain RPM but the engine did not respond. The helicopter subsequently crashed onto a bldg roof as the plt…May 2, 1988 · Substantial damage