# Accident 19950510010929A: Hughes 269C, Lamont, WA, May 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1995, 08:50 local time
- Place: Lamont, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1604° N, 117.8405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1604&lon=-117.8405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7443F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7443F-1997-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950510010929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING. ROLLED. LATE ON FLARING WITH CYLIC. PILOT HAD AN ARTIFICIAL ARM.

## 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 SEA95LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA097), May 10, 1995: Hughes 269C (N7443F), Lamont, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND AN INADEQUATE 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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