# Accident 19881112050629A: Hughes 269C, Mohawk, TN, November 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1988, 12:17 local time
- Place: Mohawk, TN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2009° N, 83.0527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mohawk, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2009&lon=-83.0527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9575F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9575F-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 756 total, 604 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881112050629A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE THREW ROD WHILE CIRCLING AIRPORT. ROTOR SPEED DECAYED,HELICOPTER IMPACTED NOSE LOW. LOOSE ROD BOLT FRACTURED

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9575F (1)

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

- [Accident 19820918047579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820918047579A), Sep 18, 1982: Hughes 269C (N9575F), Marshville, NC, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during simulated autorotation. Instructions were not understood by student.

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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