# Accident 19921201048819A: Hughes 269C, Kansas City, MO, December 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1992, 20:51 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0509° N, 94.4902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0509&lon=-94.4902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N640KC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N640KC-1992-12-24) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93GA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93GA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921201048819A

## Narrative

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

LOST ROTOR RPM ON NIGHT POLICE OBSERVATION FLIGHT. CRASHED INTO TREES. CLUTCH SPRING ASSEMBLY SEPARATED IN FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI93GA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93GA046), Dec 2, 1992: Schweizer 269C (N640KC), Kansas City, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S MISJUDGING THE DISTANCE DURING THE AUTOROTATION.

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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