# Accident 19930929036969A: Hughes 269C, Kepuhi Molokai, HI, September 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1993, 14:18 local time
- Place: Kepuhi Molokai, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.0790° N, 157.0105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.0790&lon=-157.0105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150CA-1995-06-15) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 762 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA371) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930929036969A

## Narrative

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

OVER WATER, LOST ROTOR RPM AND NEEDLES SPLIT.DITCHED AND SANK.BELIEVED CLUTCH BELT SLIPPED. JUST OUT OF MAINTENANCE

## 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 LAX93LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA371), Sep 30, 1993: Schweizer 269C (N150CA), Kepuhi Molokai, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF MAIN ROTOR RPM FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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