# Accident 19921018042379A: Hughes 269C, Baltimore, MD, October 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1992, 21:10 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2598° N, 76.4893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2598&lon=-76.4893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6132E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6132E-1993-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,958 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93GA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93GA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921018042379A

## Narrative

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

POLICE AT SCENE BEGAN CLIMBOUT. LOST POWER RESIDENTIAL AREA. LOST ROTOR RPM AVOIDING HOUSES. LANDED HARD.

## 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 NYC93GA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93GA025), Oct 19, 1992: Schweizer 269C (N6132E), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE NIGHT CONDITIONS, THE LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING AREA, AND THE INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM WHILE…

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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