# NTSB FTW81FPD03: Hughes 269A, N8825F, Newport, TX, November 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1980
- Place: Newport, TX · NEWPORT, TX
- Location: 33.4679° N, 98.0164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4679&lon=-98.0164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1816   80/11/9   NEWPORT,TX          HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N8825F              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOWIE,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- SPOTTING CATTLE.
```

## 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 19801109072509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801109072509A), Nov 9, 1980: Hughes 269A, Newport, TX, Substantial damage. Rotors struck trees in steep bank. Student pilot stated he was looking for stray cattle.

## 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 FTW80DPD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD09), Feb 3, 1980: Hughes 269A (N8825F), Ringo, 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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