# Accident 19880820034159A: Hughes 269B, Hampton, IL, August 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1988, 19:35 local time
- Place: Hampton, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5565° N, 90.4034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hampton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5565&lon=-90.4034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9499F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9499F-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 50 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880820034159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FAILED. PILOT ALLOWED ROTOR SPEED TO DECAY CAUSING A FATAL VERTICAL IMPACT. TOO LOW FOR EMERGENCY

## 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 CHI88FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA214), Aug 21, 1988: Hughes 269B (N9499F), Hampton, IL, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N9499F (1)

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

- [Accident 19740618017119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740618017119A), Jun 18, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9499F), Slayton, TX, Destroyed. Pilot landed to clear dirt from eyes. Eng exhaust ignited thick dry weeds abt 3 ft hi.

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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