# Accident 19870911051829A: Hughes 269A, Morristown, TN, September 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1987, 18:30 local time
- Place: Morristown, TN
- Airport: Moore Murrell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2102° N, 83.2908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2102&lon=-83.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8709F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8709F-2017-04-04) (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 HO360B1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,269 total, 95 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870911051829A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING DURING A PRACTICE AUTO ROTATIONAL LANDING ATTEMPT. NOSE HIGH ALTITUDE. TAIL BOOM SEVERED BY MAIN ROTOR

## 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 ATL87LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA256), Sep 11, 1987: Hughes 269A (N8709F), Morristown, TN, substantial damage

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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