# Incident 19810224013949I: Hughes 269C, Ephrata, WA, February 24, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1981, 14:50 local time
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N9626F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9626F-1994-06-22) (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: 13,203 total, 714 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810224013949I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR WITH STUDENT MADE ABRUPT PULL UP DURING LANDING APPROACH AND TAIL STRUCK GROUND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N9626F (2)

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

- [Accident 19820628056919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820628056919A), Jun 28, 1982: Hughes 269C (N9626F), Ronan, MT, Substantial damage. Helicopter collided with powerlines during swath run.
- [Accident 19780908026109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908026109A), Sep 8, 1978: Hughes 269C (N9626F), CA, 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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