# Accident 19810110031789A: Hughes 269C, Viper, KY, January 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Viper, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1829° N, 83.1482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Viper, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1829&lon=-83.1482&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7437F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810110031789A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED IN WOODED AREA ON MOUNTAIN. NO WITNESS SAW CRASH.

## 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 ATL81FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA034), Jan 10, 1981: Hughes 269C (N7437F), Viper, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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