# NTSB ATL82FA013: Hughes 269A, N8833F, Elizabethton, TN, November 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1981
- Place: Elizabethton, TN · ELIZABETHTON, TN
- Location: 36.3396° N, 82.2378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3396&lon=-82.2378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123082
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3170   81/11/1   ELIZABETHTON,TN     HUGHES 269A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 175
        TIME - 1555                    N8833F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHNSON CITY,TN             ELIZABETHTON,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AFT ENG LOST PWR,CLRD PWR LNS & DSNDD W HI VER VELOCITY.PLT NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO OR X-COUNTRY FLT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8833F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8833F-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 33-0180, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19811101070849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811101070849A), Nov 1, 1981: Hughes 269A, Elizabethton, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Helicopter crashed during attempted emergency landing. No fuel in tanks.

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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