# NTSB ATL81ILQ12: Hughes 300C, N8656F, Muray, KY, January 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1981
- Place: Muray, KY · MURAY, KY
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81ILQ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81ILQ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0009  81/1/17    MURAY,KY            HUGHES 300C         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N8656F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 2820 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            160 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRANDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MURAY,KY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8656F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8656F-2000-06-29), registration cancelled 2000-06-29, S/N 1170645 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 300C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brandon

## 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 19810117003369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810117003369A), Jan 17, 1981: Hughes 269C, Murray, KY, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck ground on practice flare autorotation. Late power recovery a factor.

## Other investigations on N8656F (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 LAX91LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA152), Mar 30, 1991: Hughes 269C (N8656F), Honolulu, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR'S IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBSERVE PERFORMANCE DATA FOR THE HELICOPTER.

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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