# Accident 19941102037219A: Hughes 269C, Garden City, KS, November 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1994, 15:15 local time
- Place: Garden City, KS
- Airport: Garden City Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9691° N, 100.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9691&lon=-100.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9294F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9294F-2013-08-21) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 450 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941102037219A

## Narrative

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

LANDED. GOT OUT ROTORS ENGINE IDLING GUSTY WINDS FLAPPING ROTORS CAUSED POWER INCREASE. HELICOPTER STRUCK BUILDING.

## 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 CHI95LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA029), Nov 2, 1994: Hughes 269C (N9294F), Garden City, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadvertant engagement of the rotor drive system, while the helicopter had been left unattended by the pilot.

## Other reports on N9294F (1)

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

- [Accident 20011117037809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011117037809A), Nov 17, 2001: Hughes 269C (N9294F), Richmond, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On November 17, 2001, approximately 1800 central standard time, a Hughes 269C helicopter, N9294F, was substantially damaged when it impacted power lines…

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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