# NTSB MIA79FKT90: Hughes 269A, N8797F, Tamiami, FL, August 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1979
- Place: Tamiami, FL · TAMIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7563° N, 80.4026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tamiami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7563&lon=-80.4026&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKT90
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT90

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3702  79/8/30    TAMIAMI,FL          HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1715                    N8797F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 37, 2860 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            810 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMIAMI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMIAMI,FL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKID ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD-L REAR STRUT DAMPER ASSEMBLY BROKE DRG TOUCHDWN & ACFT WENT INTO GND RESONANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8797F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8797F-2012-11-15), registration cancelled 2012-11-15, S/N 0106, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tamiami

## 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 19790830025609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830025609A), Aug 30, 1979: Hughes 269A, Miami, FL, Destroyed. Pilot reported strut damper assembly broke on touchdown. Helicopter went into ground resonance. Destroyed on pad.

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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