# NTSB FTW71DRG88: Hughes 269A, N8845F, Llano, TX, February 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1971
- Place: Llano, TX · LLANO, TX
- Location: 30.7510° N, 98.6765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Llano, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7510&lon=-98.6765&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRG88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0612  71/2/26    LLANO,TEX           HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N8845F              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 51, 366 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LLANO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LLANO,TEX                   LLANO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE
        REMARKS- ACFT WENT INTO GRND RESONANCE DRNG MAG CK.PLT AND PAX GOT OUT WO INJ.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8845F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8845F), registered now, S/N 53-0208, 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 HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Llano Muni

## Other investigations on N8845F (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 ATL80FLG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLG15), Jun 27, 1980: Hughes 269 (N8845F), Beaufort, SC, destroyed

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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