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SEA91LA130

1991-06-13 · CANBY, Oregon, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N8944F

Make / Model
HUGHES 269A-1
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19650215
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC571A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

A HARD LANDING AFTER AN UNDETERMINED LOSS OF POWER. FACTORS INCLUDE AN EXCESSIVE EMERGENCY DESCENT RATE.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT OF THE HUGHES 269A-1 STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS WHILE SPRAYING CHRISTMAS TREES WITH HERBICIDE. AS THE ROTOR SPEED BEGAN TO DECAY HE ATTEMPTED TO FLY TO A CLEARING ABOUT ONE-HALF MILE AWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TURN INTO SOME TREES AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO AVOID IMPACTING THEM WITH EXCESSIVE REAR CYCLIC. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED ABOUT 50 FEET TO THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_SEA91LA130.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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