# NTSB DEN81DTM09: Hughes 269C, N300DS, Moab, UT, February 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1981
- Place: Moab, UT · MOAB, UT
- Location: 38.5701° N, 109.5478° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moab, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5701&lon=-109.5478&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0793   81/2/6    MOAB,UT             HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 115
        TIME - 1500                    N300DS              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOAB,UT                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- WHILE PRACTICE HOVERING,INADVERTENTLY ROLLED OFF THROTTLE WHILE INCREASING COLLECTIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N300DS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300DS), registered now, S/N 1140379, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, 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 19810206003099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810206003099A), Feb 6, 1981: Hughes 269C, Moab, UT, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing during practice flight, resulting in tail rotor strike.

## Other investigations on N300DS (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 SEA84LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA035), Jan 6, 1984: Hughes 269C (N300DS), Almo, ID, 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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