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ATL86LA069

1986-02-04 · COUNCIL, North Carolina, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ILM

Current FAA registration · N9374F

Make / Model
HUGHES 269B
Year of manufacture
1964 · 22 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19650623
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD0294

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING A CONTROL BURNING OPERATION, THE PLT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENG FAILURE. THE PLT ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE ENG EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT THE #4 CONNECTING ROD HAD FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE RESULTED FROM FATIGUE CRACKING NEAR THE CRANKSHAFT AND INSERT CONNECTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL86LA069.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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