# Accident 19830812040979A: Hughes 269C, Dodge City, KS, August 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1983, 07:45 local time
- Place: Dodge City, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.7496° N, 100.0098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7496&lon=-100.0098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7412F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7412F-1989-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,313 total, 513 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830812040979A

## Narrative

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

TAIL BOOM CENTER SUPPORT FAILED HIT MAIN ROTORS. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE BROKE. GEARBOX FELL OFF. IMPACTED IN LEVEL TURN.

## 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 MKC83LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA187), Aug 12, 1983: Hughes 269C (N7412F), Dodge City, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7412F (1)

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

- [Accident 19800803032859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800803032859A), Aug 3, 1980: Hughes 269C (N7412F), Edgerton, WY, Substantial damage. Heard noise in aircraft. Made hard autorotation precautionary landing. Source of noise not determined.

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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