# Accident 19790329007979A: Hughes 269C, Big Lake, TX, March 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1979, 13:15 local time
- Place: Big Lake, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1941° N, 101.4534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Lake, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1941&lon=-101.4534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99803, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99803-1991-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,288 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DQG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790329007979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING.

## 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 FTW79DQG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG25), Mar 29, 1979: Hughes 269C (N99803), Big Lake, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N99803 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860725036419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860725036419A), Jul 25, 1986: Hughes 269C (N99803), Batesville, TX, Substantial damage. Partial engine failure while gathering cattle. Hard landing after clearing trees. Debris in fuel strainer.

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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