# Incident 19971007042479I: Hughes 269C, Muskego, WI, October 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1997, 15:30 local time
- Place: Muskego, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9058° N, 88.1390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskego, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9058&lon=-88.1390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520PB-2001-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 61 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971007042479I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT (FAA FORM 8010-4) SUBMITTED TO OKC. SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY AUTO-ROTATION. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FAILED BELLCRANK AT THE GOVERNOR THROTTLE ASSEMBLY.

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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