# Accident 19851010071339A: Hughes 269C, Chapman, AL, October 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Chapman, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Tkof-Abort-Copter Vertical
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 31.6713° N, 86.7122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chapman, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6713&lon=-86.7122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7451F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7451F-2013-05-08) (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
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,167 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851010071339A

## Narrative

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

AFTER MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF WAS UNABLE TO TRANSITION. IMPACTED TREES. IGNITION LEAD WAS BAD.

## 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 ATL86LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA005), Oct 10, 1985: Hughes 269C (N7451F), Chapman, AL, destroyed

## Other reports on N7451F (1)

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

- [Accident 19770505012199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770505012199A), May 5, 1977: Hughes 269C (N7451F), Richmond, VA, Substantial damage. Tail rotor entanglement in vegetation

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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