# Accident 19880821034519A: Hughes 269A, Pittstown, NJ, August 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1988, 18:30 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Sky Manor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5659° N, 74.9793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY MANOR (N40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5659&lon=-74.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7028V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7028V-2004-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880821034519A

## Narrative

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

DEMONSTRATING A DEPARTURE AUTOROTATION.DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE WITH LOW AIR SPEED, LOW ROTOR RPM. IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 NYC88LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA226), Aug 21, 1988: Hughes 269A (N7028V), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7028V (1)

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

- [Accident 20010709017809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010709017809A), Jul 9, 2001: Hughes 269A (N7028V), Syracuse, NY, No damage. (-23) On July 9, 2001, at 1725 EST, a Hughes 269A (TH-55), s/n 760622, N7028V, registered to and operated by Mr. Mark r. parker, experienced a crash landing in…

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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