# Accident 19780910026579A: Hughes 269A, Columbia, TN, September 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1978
- Place: Columbia, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Location: 35.6151° N, 87.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6151&lon=-87.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8808F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8808F-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 58 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FKW11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FKW11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910026579A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS WITH PWR RCVRY.TOUCHDOWN UNINTENTIONAL.MEVERED TAILBOOM.

## 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 IAD78FKW11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FKW11), Sep 10, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8808F), Columbia, TN, substantial damage

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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