# Accident 19880905063729A: Hughes 269A, Saluda, SC, September 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Saluda, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0008° N, 81.7690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0008&lon=-81.7690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8823F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8823F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,184 total, 355 in this make and model, 372 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905063729A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO MAKE A POWER RECOVERY AFTER A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. HELICOPTER HIT GROUND. ROTORS CHOPPED TAIL BOOM.

## 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 ATL88LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA249), Sep 5, 1988: Hughes 269A (N8823F), Saluda, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8823F (2)

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

- [Accident 19750914028749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750914028749A), Sep 14, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8823F), Howell, MI, Substantial damage. MN rotor blade cut off 6FT of tail pylon.
- [Accident 19741230041869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741230041869A), Dec 30, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8823F), Bettendorf, IA, Substantial damage. Helicopter sliding slowly on gnd developed severe vibration drg l/o.gr dampers fnd to be flat.

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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