# NTSB FTW80DQD01: Hughes 269B, N9544F, Sanderson, TX, October 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1979
- Place: Sanderson, TX · SANDERSON, TX
- Location: 30.1508° N, 102.4079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanderson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1508&lon=-102.4079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DQD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3325  79/10/29 NR.SANDERSON,TX       HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 933
        TIME - 0930                    N9544F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 430 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDERSON,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9544F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9544F-1990-02-23), registration cancelled 1990-02-23, S/N 1280404 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (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 19791029035489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029035489A), Oct 29, 1979: Hughes 269B, Sanderson, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot reported run-away engine RPM. Made emergency landing in trees. No fuel found in fuel system.

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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