# Accident 19801123074409A: Hughes 269B, Ephrata, WA, November 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1980, 16:22 local time
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3121° N, 119.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ephrata, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3121&lon=-119.5344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9477F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9477F-2006-05-26) (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: 13,150 total, 685 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYP04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801123074409A

## Narrative

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

SKID STRUCK RAMP WHILE DRIFTING SIDEWAYS IN HOVER. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 SEA81DYP04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP04), Nov 23, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9477F), Ephrata, WA, substantial damage

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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