# Accident 19910220002889A: Hughes 269C, North Mankato, MN, February 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1991, 10:00 local time
- Place: North Mankato, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1597° N, 93.9897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1597&lon=-93.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8955F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8955F-1995-01-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,244 total, 38 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910220002889A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. DESCENDED INTO TREES. TAILBOOM CLUSTER FITTINGS FATIGUE FAILED. SHIFTED BOOM BROKE SHAFT.

## 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 CHI91LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA097), Feb 20, 1991: Hughes 269C (N8955F), North Mankato, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FATIQUE FAILURE OF THE TAIL BOOM SUPPORT STRUT ATTACHMENT CLUSTER AND THE IMPROPER INSPECTION OF THE CLUSTER ATTACHMENT.

## Other reports on N8955F (1)

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

- [Accident 19730916035239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730916035239A), Sep 16, 1973: Hughes 269C (N8955F), Eagle Lake, WA, Substantial damage. Density alt 5000 ft. near max gross wt- pilot-exceeded performance capability of acft.

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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