# Accident 19810301007929A: Hughes 269B, Valdosta, GA, March 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8327° N, 83.2785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdosta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8327&lon=-83.2785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9557F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9557F-2013-05-23) (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: 778 total, 4 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FLA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810301007929A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HELICOPTER DURING HOVER DOWNWIND TURN. MADE HARD LANDING.

## 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 ATL81FLA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLA02), Mar 1, 1981: Hughes 269B (N9557F), Valdosta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9557F (1)

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

- [Incident 19800109014629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800109014629I), Jan 9, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9557F), St. Augustine, FL, Minor damage. Hovering autorotation. Hard landing.

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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