# Accident 19750521012829A: Hughes 269A, Lafayette, MN, May 21, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1975
- Place: Lafayette, MN
- Airport: Truck Platform
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 44.4471° N, 94.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4471&lon=-94.3927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8929F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8929F-2018-01-09) (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: 1,528 total, 44 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75DER68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750521012829A

## Narrative

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

L/O FM BACK OF FLAT BED TRUCK.

## 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 MKC75DER68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER68), May 21, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8929F), Lafayette, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8929F (1)

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

- [Accident 19760725025199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760725025199A), Jul 25, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8929F), Abbotsford, WI, Substantial damage

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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