# NTSB IAD78DKM23: Hughes 269B, N15TR, Franklin, NC, September 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1978
- Place: Franklin, NC · FRANKLIN, NC
- Location: 35.1794° N, 83.3807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1794&lon=-83.3807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DKM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2796   78/9/8    FRANKLIN,NC         HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2230                    N15TR               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  34, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, 125
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKLIN,NC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N15TR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Macon County

## 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 19780908031529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908031529A), Sep 8, 1978: Hughes 269B, Franklin, NC, 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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