# NTSB DEN80DTM08: Hughes 269C, N9581F, Cornich, UT, December 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1979
- Place: Cornich, UT · CORNICH, UT
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132069
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3229  79/12/20 NR.CORNICH,UT         HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 160
        TIME - 1545                    N9581F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CORNICH,UT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9581F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- 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 19791220035019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791220035019A), Dec 20, 1979: Hughes 269C, Cornish, UT, Substantial damage. Helicopter skid hit obstruction on trailer bed on liftoff. Aircraft rolled sideways. Rotors hit ground.

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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