# NTSB IAD80FIG05: Hughes 269C, N9657F, Frederick, MD, January 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1980
- Place: Frederick, MD · FREDERICK, MD
- Location: 39.4385° N, 77.4117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frederick, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4385&lon=-77.4117&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132304
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FIG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FIG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0070  80/1/28    FREDERICK,MD        HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1635                    N9657F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      47, 5709 TOTAL HOURS, 257
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREDERICK MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDERICK,MD                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- DUAL INSTRUCTION ON AUTOROTATION W PWR RECOVERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9657F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9657F-1991-01-08), registration cancelled 1991-01-08, S/N 920161 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Frederick Muni

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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