# Accident 19810318010369A: Hughes 269C, Ft Myers, FL, March 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1981, 11:21 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1100W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 476 total, 72 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FLD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810318010369A

## Narrative

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

LOST RUDDER CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. WENT INTO FAST, UNCONTROLLABLE TURN. CRASH LANDED. FAILED TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX.

## 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 MIA81FLD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD28), Mar 18, 1981: Hughes 269C (N1100W), Ft Myers, FL, 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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