# Accident 19800203008479A: Hughes 269A, Ringo, TX, February 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ringo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8825F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8825F-2009-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DPD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800203008479A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT IN HELICOPTER CHASING COYOTE LOST CONTROL WHILE TRYING TO HOVER OUT OF GROUND EFFECT.

## 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 FTW80DPD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD09), Feb 3, 1980: Hughes 269A (N8825F), Ringo, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8825F (1)

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

- [Accident 19801109072509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801109072509A), Nov 9, 1980: Hughes 269A (N8825F), Newport, TX, Substantial damage. Rotors struck trees in steep bank. Student pilot stated he was looking for stray cattle.

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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