# NTSB FTW80DPD09: Hughes 269A, N8825F, Ringo, TX, February 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1980
- Place: Ringo, TX · RINGO, TX
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPD09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0595   80/2/3    RINGO,TX            HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N8825F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RINGO,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8825F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8825F-2009-02-06), registration cancelled 2009-02-06, S/N 330169, 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 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, 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 19800203008479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800203008479A), Feb 3, 1980: Hughes 269A, Ringo, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot in helicopter chasing coyote lost control while trying to hover out of ground effect.

## Other investigations on N8825F (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 FTW81FPD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD03), Nov 9, 1980: Hughes 269A (N8825F), Newport, 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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