# Accident 19750608014569A: Hughes 269A, Reidville, SC, June 8, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1975
- Place: Reidville, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.8658° N, 82.1106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reidville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8658&lon=-82.1106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8853F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8853F-1982-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,117 total, 67 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FLG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750608014569A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA75FLG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG41), Jun 8, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Reidville, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8853F (1)

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

- [Accident 19790929025069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929025069A), Sep 29, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Trenton, SC, Destroyed. Helicopter skid hit ground on liftoff. Helicopter began to vibrate. Destroyed by ground resonance.

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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