# Incident 19910517021009I: Hughes 269C, Atlanta, GA, May 17, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1991, 19:23 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8994F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8994F-1995-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910517021009I

## Narrative

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

DECLINING POWER AND ENGINE ROUGH. ELECTED TO LAND ON ROAD. UPPER LEFT CYLINDER HAD BLOWN THE PLUG.

## Other reports on N8994F (1)

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

- [Accident 19940115000519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940115000519A), Jan 15, 1994: Hughes 269C (N8994F), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Indicates pilot pulled fuel shutoff valve in place of cabin heat control. Low rotor RPM on autorotation. Valve off.

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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