# Accident 19810503032269A: Hughes 269C, Ridgley, TN, May 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ridgley, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N7487F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7487F-2007-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 1,174 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FLT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLT08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503032269A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT LOW ALTITUDE RETURNING TO BASE. HARD LANDING DAMAGED HELICOPTER. ENGINE PROBLEM UNKNOWN.

## 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 ATL81FLT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLT08), May 3, 1981: Hughes 269C (N7487F), Ridgely, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7487F (2)

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

- [Accident 20050622034209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050622034209A), Jun 22, 2005: Hughes 269C (N7487F), Bruceville, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On June 22, 2005, at approximately 1945 local, a Hughes, HU-269-C helicopter was destroyed during a 14 CFR part 61 instruction flight in the vicinity of…
- [Accident 19840829044449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840829044449A), Aug 29, 1984: Hughes 269C (N7487F), Witts Springs, AR, Substantial damage. Helicopter settled with power during aerial observation flight and crashed in mountainous terrain.

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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