# Accident 19811031070989A: Hughes 269C, Atlanta, GA, October 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1981, 14:14 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Fulton Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8659F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,383 total, 169 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG05-123686) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811031070989A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT BANNER ON WING OF PARKED AIRPLANE DURING APPROACH FOR BANNER DROP. CAUSED CONTROL LOSS AND CRASHED TO GROUND

## 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 ATL81FKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG05-123686), Oct 31, 1981: Hughes 269C (N8659F), Atlanta, GA, 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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