# Accident 19910613021769A: Hughes 269A1, Canby, OR, June 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1991, 11:00 local time
- Place: Canby, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NZHG
- Location: 45.2103° N, 122.6600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2103&lon=-122.6600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8944F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8944F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A-1 (registry code 4470404, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A1
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910613021769A

## Narrative

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

REPORT PARTIAL POWER LOSS SPRAYING TREES. ROTOR SPEED DECAY DROPPED TO GROUND. REPORTED NO MECHANICAL. NONE FOUND.

## 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 SEA91LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA130), Jun 13, 1991: Hughes 269A-1 (N8944F), Canby, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A HARD LANDING AFTER AN UNDETERMINED LOSS OF POWER. FACTORS INCLUDE AN EXCESSIVE EMERGENCY DESCENT RATE.

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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