# Accident 19920925038969A: Hughes 269C, East Bernstadt, KY, September 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1992, 12:10 local time
- Place: East Bernstadt, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1802° N, 84.1105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1802&lon=-84.1105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9609F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9609F-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 21,386 total, 11,000 in this make and model, 252 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920925038969A

## Narrative

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

POWER TRAIN SYSTEM FAILED DURING POWERLINE CONTROL. ROTOR SPEED DECAYED. HELICOPTER STRUCK RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 BFO92FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA144), Sep 25, 1992: Hughes 269C (N9609F), East Bernstadt, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION INVOLVING FAILURE TO DETECT WEAR OF THE CLUTCH SPRING ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN THE UNCOUPLING OF ENGINE POWER TO THE MAIN TRANSMISSION.

## Other reports on N9609F (1)

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

- [Accident 19730522013139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730522013139A), May 22, 1973: Hughes 269C (N9609F), De Pauw, IN, Substantial damage. Throttl ctl to fuel attach bolt missing. Insp 3 otr 300 acft,bolts rotated by hand cotter keys worn

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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