# Incident 19981004038609I: Hughes 269A, Ft Worth, TX, October 4, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1998, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Alliance Airport
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72LT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72LT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981004038609I

## Narrative

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

(-5)THE STUDENT PILOT, MAKING A TAKEOFF ON 16R ALLIANCE AIRPORT, AT 200 FT AGL ENGINE QUIT.  CFR TOOK CONTROLS AND ENTERED AUTOROTATION.  THE LANDING WAS NORMAL WITH NO INJURY TO PILOTS OR DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER.  INSPECTION REVEALED THE INJECTION LINE BROKE.  M OR D SUBMITTED.  NO FURTHER ACTION.

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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