# Accident 19810117003369A: Hughes 269C, Murray, KY, January 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Murray, KY
- Airport: Brandon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6142° N, 88.3221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murray, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6142&lon=-88.3221&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8656F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8656F-2000-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,820 total, 160 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81ILQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81ILQ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810117003369A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GROUND ON PRACTICE FLARE AUTOROTATION. LATE POWER RECOVERY A FACTOR.

## 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 ATL81ILQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81ILQ12), Jan 17, 1981: Hughes 300C (N8656F), Muray, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8656F (1)

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

- [Accident 19910330008049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910330008049A), Mar 30, 1991: Hughes 269C (N8656F), Honolulu, HI, Destroyed. CFI was demostrating an auto rotation with power recovery but fell through on power recovery. Impacted tail first.

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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