# Accident 19901115050759A: Hughes 269C, Louisville, KY, November 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1990, 10:20 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2207° N, 85.6800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2207&lon=-85.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9280F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9280F-1993-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,660 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901115050759A

## Narrative

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

THREW  CONNECTING ROD THROUGH ENGINE CASE ON PIPELINE PATROL. MADE AUTOROTATION LANDING. ROD CAP HAD FATIGUE MARK.

## 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 BFO91LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA014), Nov 15, 1990: Hughes 269C (N9280F), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD.

## Other reports on N9280F (2)

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

- [Accident 19850825041339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850825041339A), Aug 25, 1985: Hughes 269C (N9280F), Elizabethtown, KY, Substantial damage. Entered heavy rain shower and bubble fogged up. Descended until tail rotor contacted a lake. Aircraft sank.
- [Incident 19790621016829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790621016829I), Jun 21, 1979: Hughes 269C (N9280F), Eastwood, KY, Minor damage. Helicopter on powerline patrol settled to the ground after making a down wind turn

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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