# Incident 19901023058169I: Hughes 269C, Brooksville, FL, October 23, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Hernando County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5166° N, 82.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooksville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5166&lon=-82.4047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24TP) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901023058169I

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FAILED. AUTOROTATED TO SAFE LANDING.

## Other reports on N24TP (1)

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

- [Incident 20000902026719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000902026719I), Sep 2, 2000: Hughes 269C (N24TP), St. Francis, MO, Substantial damage. (-23)On takeoff field location at approximately seventy feet, pilot heard "metal on metal" sound from rear of helicopter immediately followed by an aircraft…

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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