# Accident 19830715068889A: Hughes 269A, Mesa, AZ, July 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1983, 18:00 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4292° N, 111.7097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4292&lon=-111.7097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8773F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8773F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HO360B1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,180 total, 100 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830715068889A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING INSTRUCTION. PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE FAILURE BUT NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE.

## 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 LAX83LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA340), Jul 16, 1983: Hughes 269 (N8773F), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8773F (1)

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

- [Accident 19890819030549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890819030549A), Aug 19, 1989: Hughes 269C (N8773F), Saluda, SC, Substantial damage. Entered dynamic roll-over on takeoff to a hover. Helicopter rolled over. A skid touched ground on uneven liftoff.

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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