# Accident 19800903039629A: Hughes 269B, Meigs, GA, September 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1980, 12:20 local time
- Place: Meigs, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.0718° N, 84.0927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meigs, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0718&lon=-84.0927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9303F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9303F-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 430 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80DLA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800903039629A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION IN FLIGHT. LANDED, TAIL BOOM FELL OFF. BOOM FITTING FAILED FROM WORN OUT TAIL ROTOR BEARING VIBRATION.

## 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 ATL80DLA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLA13), Sep 3, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9303F), Meigs, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9303F (1)

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

- [Accident 19851218065119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851218065119A), Dec 18, 1985: Hughes 269B (N9303F), Stone Mountain, GA, Destroyed. While using improper refueling procedure with engine running a fuel spill ignited. Fire extinguishers inadequate.

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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