# Incident 19980423022969I: Hughes 269A, Helena, MT, April 23, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1998, 12:30 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6067° N, 111.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HELENA RGNL (HLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6067&lon=-111.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8911F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8911F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 125 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980423022969I

## Narrative

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

ON CHECK RIDE ENGINE LOST POWER. AUTOROTATED AND LANDED HARD.

## Other reports on N8911F (1)

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

- [Accident 20230309001299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230309001299A), Mar 9, 2023: Hughes 269A (N8911F), Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. On 03/09/2023 at 17:30 EST [privacy data omitted], a Hughes 269A with two souls onboard, was attempting a practice 180 auto rotation, six miles west of the…

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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