# Accident 19760805022069A: Hughes 269B, Amarillo, TX, August 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1976
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9301F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9301F-1984-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FQG89](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG89) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760805022069A

## Narrative

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

PIC OP CYCLIC,CP OP COLLECTIVE & PEDALS. NEITHER QUALIFIED IN ACFT.

## 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 FTW76FQG89](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG89), Aug 5, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9301F), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9301F (2)

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

- [Accident 19801108063669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801108063669A), Nov 8, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9301F), Guymon, OK, Destroyed. Allowed rotor RPM to decay in low altitude hover. Forced to land on slope. Helicopter rolled over on landing.
- [Accident 19740830033279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740830033279A), Aug 30, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9301F), Alma, GA, Substantial damage. Plt atmtd fly under wires. Windshield had spray on it.

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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