# Accident 19810206003099A: Hughes 269C, Moab, UT, February 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Moab, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5701° N, 109.5478° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moab, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5701&lon=-109.5478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 115 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81DTM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810206003099A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE HARD LANDING DURING PRACTICE FLIGHT, RESULTING IN TAIL ROTOR STRIKE.

## 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 DEN81DTM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTM09), Feb 6, 1981: Hughes 269C (N300DS), Moab, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N300DS (1)

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

- [Accident 19840106000279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840106000279A), Jan 6, 1984: Hughes 269C (N300DS), Almo, ID, Substantial damage. Departed in fog. Lost sight of ground and rotors iced up. Made an emergency run on landing. Helicopter rolled over.

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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