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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 269C · Atlanta, GA · August 2, 1988

Date: August 2, 1988 · 07:45 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7503Q
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,200 total3,800 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N7503QRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 1991 · Schweizer HUGHES 269CS/N S1185 Airframe modelSchweizer HUGHES 269C

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What happened

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

Voltage regulator read zero. Smoke in cockpit. Emergency landing in parking mall. Fire put out. Reg wires shorted.

As the FAA filed it

VOLTAGE REGULATOR READ ZERO. SMOKE IN COCKPIT. EMERGENCY LANDING IN PARKING MALL. FIRE PUT OUT. REG WIRES SHORTED.

Other reports on N7503Q · 2

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

Incident 19880621031569IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Atlanta, GALoud bang heard on a radio traffic patrol. Engine quit. Autorotation landing in a field. Connecting rod broken.Jun 21, 1988 Accident 19851014057729ASfl Autorotation · Atlanta, GAWhile attempting a power recovery from a practice autorotation aircraft landed hard.Oct 14, 1985 · Substantial damage