# Accident 19820702028359A: Hughes 269C, Tampa, FL, July 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1982, 14:30 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9992° N, 82.3796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9992&lon=-82.3796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7469F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 12 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820702028359A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT HELICOPTER PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND LANDING. APPROACHING STORM CAUSED GUSTY WINDS.

## 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 MIA82DA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA152), Jul 2, 1982: Hughes 269C (N7469F), Tampa, 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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