# Accident 19880509013679A: Hughes 269A, Ozark, AL, May 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ozark, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4307° N, 85.6404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4307&lon=-85.6404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1038Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1038Y-2011-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,856 total, 129 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880509013679A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER ON CLIMBOUT, DESCENDED TAIL FIRST. YAWED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO ROUGH TERRAIN.

## 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 ATL88FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA168), May 9, 1988: Hughes 269A (N1038Y), Ozark, AL, substantial damage, 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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