# Accident 19920801031089A: Hughes 269C, Chicago/Aurora, IL, August 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1992, 10:58 local time
- Place: Chicago/Aurora, IL
- Airport: Aurora Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RJNA
- Location: 41.7603° N, 88.2905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7603&lon=-88.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58335, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58335-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 60 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920801031089A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. AUTOROTATED. HARD LANDING. FOUND BROKEN ENGINE CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 CHI92LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA222), Aug 1, 1992: Hughes 269C (N58335), Aurora, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE DESCENT AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N58335 (1)

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

- [Incident 19921119050639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921119050639I), Nov 19, 1992: Hughes 269C (N58335), Chicago/Aurora, IL, Minor damage. After flight test aircraft was landed on portable. Later after inspection bothy landing gear skid tubes were bent.

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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