# Accident 19880502012229A: Hughes 269C, Greenwood, SC, May 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1988, 13:20 local time
- Place: Greenwood, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FPUA
- Location: 34.1904° N, 82.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1904&lon=-82.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58197, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58197-1989-12-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,380 total, 2,573 in this make and model, 364 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880502012229A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL88LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA161), May 2, 1988: Hughes 269C (N58197), Greenwood, SC, 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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