# Incident 19900422019159I: Hughes 269A, Eustace, TX, April 22, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1990, 18:10 local time
- Place: Eustace, TX
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3075° N, 96.0138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eustace, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3075&lon=-96.0138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8897F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8897F-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 957 total, 40 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900422019159I

## Narrative

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

TAIL VIBRATION. UNABLE TO CONTROL YAW. LANDED IN LAKE. ABRASION STRIP ON ROTOR BLADE HAD COME LOOSE.

## Other reports on N8897F (4)

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

- [Accident 20100531005139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100531005139A), May 31, 2010: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Cannon Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that he was flying to visit a friend when the helicopter started vibrating abnormally. He then decided to land in a nearby corn field so he…
- [Accident 19960217002099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960217002099A), Feb 17, 1996: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter lifted off pad and flipped over. (-23) on February 16, 1996, at approximately 1958 CST a Hughes 269A, N8897F crashed on the ramp at the Addison…
- [Accident 19770811029689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770811029689A), Aug 11, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Mt.Meigs, AL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760403009209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760403009209A), Apr 3, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Comer, GA, Substantial 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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