# Incident 19880802041009I: Hughes 269C, Atlanta, GA, August 2, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1988, 07:45 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7503Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7503Q-1991-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer HUGHES 269C (registry code 8059500, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880802041009I

## Narrative

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

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 19880621031569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880621031569I), Jun 21, 1988: Hughes 269C (N7503Q), Atlanta, GA. Loud bang heard on a radio traffic patrol. Engine quit. Autorotation landing in a field. Connecting rod broken.
- [Accident 19851014057729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851014057729A), Oct 14, 1985: Hughes 269C (N7503Q), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. While attempting a power recovery from a practice autorotation aircraft landed hard.

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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