# Incident 19831017066969I: Hughes 269C, Marathon, TX, October 17, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Marathon, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2209° N, 103.2366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2209&lon=-103.2366&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8970F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8970F-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 340 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831017066969I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK ROCKS ON LANDING. DAMAGED TAIL ROTOR TAIL. TAIL ROTOR PITCH CHANGE ROD AND ROTOR GUARD.

## Other reports on N8970F (3)

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

- [Accident 19861024075519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861024075519A), Oct 24, 1986: Hughes 269C (N8970F), Monahans, TX, Destroyed. The engine lost power and struck a trailer on liftoff. The pilot noted a defective magneto on runup but continued.
- [Accident 19790326008439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790326008439A), Mar 26, 1979: Hughes 269C (N8970F), Wichita Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff in a 23 mph wind. Aircraft flight manual states aircraft controllable in a 20 mph wind.
- [Accident 19760626017029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760626017029A), Jun 26, 1976: Hughes 269C (N8970F), Lampasas, TX, Substantial damage. Hit pwr lines ldg beside hiway.

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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