# Accident 19801101074459A: Hughes 269A, Goose Bay, AK, November 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1980, 15:15 local time
- Place: Goose Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8775F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8775F-2017-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 0 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801101074459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. IMPROPER FUEL LINE INSTALLED.

## 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 ANC81DAG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG10), Nov 1, 1980: Hughes 269A (N8775F), Goose Bay, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8775F (2)

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

- [Accident 19830417013939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830417013939A), Apr 17, 1983: Hughes 269A (N8775F), Lindsay, CA, Substantial damage. While herding cattle at hover a steer charged and hit a skid causing main rotor to cut off tail boom. Rolled over.
- [Accident 19750408014039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750408014039A), Apr 8, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8775F), Astoria, OR, Substantial damage. T/r hit gnd. Demonstrating autorotation.

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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