# NTSB MIA77DKJ71: Hughes 269A1, N8897F, Mt.Meigs, AL, August 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1977
- Place: Mt.Meigs, AL · MT.MEIGS, AL
- Location: 32.3626° N, 86.1019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Meigs, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3626&lon=-86.1019&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DKJ71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2378  77/8/11  NR.MT.MEIGS,AL        HUGHES 269A1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2015                    N8897F              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 35, 2809 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            987 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MT.MEIGS,AL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
           ROLL OVER                                                TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8897F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8897F-2021-01-30), registration cancelled 2021-01-30, S/N 83-0274, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A1
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meigs

## 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 19770811029689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770811029689A), Aug 11, 1977: Hughes 269A, Mt.Meigs, AL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8897F (3)

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 CEN10CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA280), Jun 1, 2010: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Cannon Falls, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor speed during the autorotation, which resulted in an excessive sink rate and a hard landing.
- [NTSB FTW96LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA125), Feb 17, 1996: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the unqualified helicopter pilot to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors relating to the accident were: his lack of total experience in helicopters and his improper decision to…
- [NTSB MIA76FKG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG51), Apr 3, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8897F), Comer, GA, 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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