# Accident 20000924019159A: Hughes 269B, Burlington, WA, September 24, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2000, 13:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5294° N, 122.3101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5294&lon=-122.3101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9355F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9355F-2010-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000924019159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF ENGINE QUIT. AUTO ROTATED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WITH A HARD LANDING RESULTING IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO A/C.

## 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 SEA00LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA188), Sep 24, 2000: Hughes 269B (N9355F), Burlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Mintenance personnel not following the mandatory service bulletin procedure of not exceeding 0.0005 inch paint thickness on the cylinder flange. Factors were the fatigue separation of multiple…

## Other reports on N9355F (1)

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

- [Accident 19790915023919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915023919A), Sep 15, 1979: Hughes 269B (N9355F), Renton, WA, Substantial damage. Practiced auto rotation. Reported engine stopped. Made hard auto landing. No engine defects found.

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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