# Accident 19940801020049A: Hughes 269A, Leander, LA, August 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1994, 13:45 local time
- Place: Leander, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: A2XG
- Location: 31.1485° N, 92.8465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leander, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1485&lon=-92.8465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9062G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9062G-2002-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes TH-55 (registry code 4471002, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940801020049A

## Narrative

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

DURING FIRE CONTROL ENGINE LOST POWER. AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING. NR1 CONNECTING ROD BOLT FAILED. LOST ROTOR RPM.

## 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 FTW94LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA253), Aug 1, 1994: Hughes 269A (N9062G), Leander, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND A FATIGUE FAILURE OF A #1 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BOLT. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE TO THE PILOT FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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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