# Accident 19881027048319A: Hughes 269C, Dickens, TX, October 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Dickens, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6209° N, 100.8303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6209&lon=-100.8303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7463F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7463F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,373 total, 2,373 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881027048319A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR SUPPORT ROD FAILED ALLOWED TAIL BOOM TO SHIFT AND TAIL ROTOR TO BREAK OFF. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION IMPACT

## 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 FTW89LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA010), Oct 27, 1988: Hughes 269C (N7463F), Dickens, TX, destroyed

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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