# Accident 19830927052989A: Hughes 269A, Moultrie, FL, September 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1983, 18:00 local time
- Place: Moultrie, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.1601° N, 83.7706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1601&lon=-83.7706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8751F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8751F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,160 total, 190 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830927052989A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 ATL83LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA387), Sep 27, 1983: Hughes 269A (N8751F), Moultrie, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8751F (2)

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

- [Accident 19770218010859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770218010859A), Feb 18, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8751F), Caldwell, KS, Substantial damage. Practice swath runs
- [Accident 19740731024519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731024519A), Jul 31, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8751F), W.Memphis, AR, Destroyed. Faild prt Hughes 269AO120-8,strut assy.

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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