# Accident 19871217070919A: Hughes 269A1, Eldorado, TX, December 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Eldorado, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8609° N, 100.5904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8609&lon=-100.5904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8945F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8945F-1991-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A-1 (registry code 4470404, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,082 total, 114 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871217070919A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TOLAND IN A SMALL OPEN SPACE IN TREES. MAIN ROTORS STRUCK A TREE CAUSING UNCONTROLLED GROUND COLLISION.

## 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 FTW88LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA040), Dec 17, 1987: Hughes 269A-1 (N8945F), Eldorado, TX, 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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