# Incident 19881112070089I: Hughes 269A, Daytona Beach, FL, November 12, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37632, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37632-1991-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 920 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89IA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881112070089I

## Narrative

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

DROP IN RPM. NOISE IN BELT DRIVE AREA. AUTOROTATION TO FIELD. GRASS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND DESTROYED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA89IA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA030), Nov 12, 1988: Hughes 269A (N37632), Daytona Beach, FL, incident, no damage

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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