# Accident 19880511014039A: Hughes 269C, Prineville, OR, May 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1988, 18:40 local time
- Place: Prineville, OR
- Airport: Prineville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0997° N, 120.6610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0997&lon=-120.6610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N751AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N751AM-2000-06-30) (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: 284 total, 209 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880511014039A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED ROTOR SPEED TO DECAY WHILE HOVERING OVER LANDING AREA. AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING. BROKE SKID, ROLLED OVER

## 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 SEA88LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA093), May 12, 1988: Hughes 269C (N751AM), Prineville, OR, 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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