# NTSB FTW80DRD54: Hughes 269B, N1093D, Wakefield, LA, August 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1980
- Place: Wakefield, LA · WAKEFIELD, LA
- Location: 30.8893° N, 91.3501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wakefield, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8893&lon=-91.3501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRD54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1897  80/8/16  NR.WAKEFIELD,LA       HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1173
        TIME - 1730                    N1093D              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZACHARY,LA                 WAKEFIELD,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          DUST                                                      90
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          130                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT HOVERED INTO CONST AREA & ENTERED DUST-OUT CONDITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1093D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1093D-2012-07-24), registration cancelled 2012-07-24, S/N 200900, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (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

## Other investigations on N1093D (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 CHI04LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA030), Nov 10, 2003: Hughes 269B (N1093D), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to allow the passenger to manipulate the aircraft flight controls, his failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the river, and his inadequate remedial…

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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