# Accident 19740622015789A: Hughes 269A, Douglas, WY, June 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1974
- Place: Douglas, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 42.7548° N, 105.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7548&lon=-105.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8859F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8859F-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,120 total, 120 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTC39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740622015789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COLLIDED WITH TELEPHONE LINE BY RANCH HOUSE IN CONFINED AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN74DTC39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC39), Jun 22, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8859F), Douglas, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8859F (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750518012579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750518012579A), May 18, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8859F), Burley, ID, Substantial damage. Lost pwr on swath run. Forced to make immediate ldg with insufficient alt.
- [Accident 19730909031939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909031939A), Sep 9, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8859F), Ft Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 20K.
- [Accident 19730611015839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730611015839A), Jun 11, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8859F), Baggs, WY, Destroyed
- [Accident 19730222003369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730222003369A), Feb 22, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8859F), Hanna, WY, Substantial damage. Alt too low for recovery. Hunting coyotes.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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