# NTSB ATL81DLQ15: Hughes 269A-1, N8875F, Canonsburg, KY, May 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1981
- Place: Canonsburg, KY · CANONSBURG, KY
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DLQ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLQ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0709   81/5/3    CANONSBURG,KY       HUGHES 269A-1       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 2550
        TIME - 1700                    N8875F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,KY                  GRAYSON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PRACTICING QUICKSTOPS AT LOW ALT OVER STANDING WATER.COML-FIXED WING PLT IN HELICOPTER TRAINING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8875F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A-1
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810503021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503021459A), May 3, 1981: Hughes 269A, Cannonsburg, KY, Substantial damage. Tail rotor made ground contact during practice quick stops to hover. Hard landing, collapsed skid.

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.

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