# Accident 19880802030149A: Hughes 269B, Braceville, IL, August 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1988, 19:30 local time
- Place: Braceville, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2253° N, 88.2676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Braceville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2253&lon=-88.2676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9522F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9522F-1991-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 178 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880802030149A

## Narrative

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

VERTICAL GROUND IMPACT. NO WITNESSES. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS FOUND. CAME TO REST IN UPRIGHT POSITION.

## 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 CHI88FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA190), Aug 2, 1988: Mcdonnell Douglas 269B (N9522F), Braceville, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: CONDUCTING MANEUVERING FLIGHT THE PIC FAILED TO MONITOR THE HELICOPTER SYSTEMS AND ALLOWED THE MAIN ROTOR RPM TO DECAY TO THE POINT WHERE IT WOULD NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH LIFT TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N9522F (1)

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

- [Accident 19870317006279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870317006279A), Mar 17, 1987: Hughes 269B (N9522F), South Bend, IN, Substantial damage. The helicopter was damaged in a hard, precautionary landing. Fuel low light led pilot to land. Fuel tank empty.

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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