# Accident 19890313003519A: Hughes 269C, Bexley, OH, March 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1989, 07:20 local time
- Place: Bexley, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9498° N, 82.9298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9498&lon=-82.9298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300PP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,360 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890313003519A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TRAFFIC WATCH FLIGHT AT 500 FEET. AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING. EXHAUST VALVE HAD FAILED.

## 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 ATL89LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA100), Mar 13, 1989: Hughes 269C (N300PP), Bexley, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS DAMAGE WHICH LED TO THE FAILURE OF THE NO. 1 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE.

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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