# NTSB FTW79DQG25: Hughes 269C, N99803, Big Lake, TX, March 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1979
- Place: Big Lake, TX · BIG LAKE, TX
- Location: 31.1941° N, 101.4534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Lake, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1941&lon=-101.4534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DQG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0640  79/3/29    BIG LAKE,TX         HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 3288
        TIME - 1310                    N99803              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG LAKE,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99803](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99803-1991-06-12), registration cancelled 1991-06-12, S/N 700021 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (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 19790329007979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790329007979A), Mar 29, 1979: Hughes 269C, Big Lake, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control during landing.

## Other investigations on N99803 (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 FTW86LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA138), Jul 25, 1986: Hughes 269C (N99803), Batesville, TX, 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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