# NTSB DEN75DQA32: Hughes 269A, N8810F, Gallup, NM, February 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1975
- Place: Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
- Location: 35.5138° N, 108.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallup, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5138&lon=-108.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DQA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0185   75/2/9  NR.GALLUP,NM          HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 197
        TIME - 1500                    N8810F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARIANO LAKE,NM            GALLUP,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO CLR OBSTRUCTING TREES.
```

## 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

## 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 19750209003419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750209003419A), Feb 9, 1975: Hughes 269A, Gallup, NM, Substantial damage. Unable to clr obstructing trees.

## 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 CHI72FET10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FET10), Oct 26, 1971: Hughes 269A (N8810F), Griffith, IN, 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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