# Incident 19891005059009I: Hughes 269C, Westerville, OH, October 5, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1989, 21:30 local time
- Place: Westerville, OH
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1235° N, 82.9136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westerville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1235&lon=-82.9136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9590F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9590F-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,680 total, 167 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891005059009I

## Narrative

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

LOW FUEL WARNING. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. ADDED FUEL AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.

## Other reports on N9590F (2)

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

- [Accident 19910901037589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910901037589A), Sep 1, 1991: Hughes 269C (N9590F), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Helicopter drifted sideways skid hit ground causing dynamic rollover. CFI failed to timely takeover to stop drift.
- [Incident 19841129067049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841129067049I), Nov 29, 1984: Hughes 269C (N9590F), Atlanta, GA. Engine lost power. Autorotation to field. Engine will not turn over.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.