# NTSB CHI72FET10: Hughes 269A, N8810F, Griffith, IN, October 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1971
- Place: Griffith, IN · GRIFFITH, IN
- Location: 41.5276° N, 87.4239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffith, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5276&lon=-87.4239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FET10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FET10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3257  71/10/26   GRIFFITH,IND        HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N8810F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 30, 2745 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRIFFITH,IND                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- HEL BOUNCED ON LDG FM PRACTICE FULL AUTO,MADE HRD LDG FM AUTO IN A HOVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8810F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8810F-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 122-0143, 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 O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pvt Strip

## Other investigations on N8810F (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 DEN75DQA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA32), Feb 9, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8810F), Gallup, NM, substantial damage

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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