# Accident 19801109072509A: Hughes 269A, Newport, TX, November 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Newport, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4679° N, 98.0164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4679&lon=-98.0164&mi=10
- 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: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801109072509A

## Narrative

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

ROTORS STRUCK TREES IN STEEP BANK. STUDENT PILOT STATED HE WAS LOOKING FOR STRAY CATTLE.

## 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 FTW81FPD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD03), Nov 9, 1980: Hughes 269A (N8825F), Newport, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8825F (1)

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

- [Accident 19800203008479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800203008479A), Feb 3, 1980: Hughes 269A (N8825F), Ringo, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot in helicopter chasing coyote lost control while trying to hover out of ground effect.

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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