# Accident 19751014033819A: Hughes 269A1, Wichita, KS, October 14, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1975
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8960F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8960F-1983-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A-1 (registry code 4470404, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 335 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751014033819A

## Narrative

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

TAIL BOOM END FITTING FAILED FROM FATIGUE.FAILURE ORIGINATED FM SURFACE SCRATCH.

## 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 MKC76DCQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ20), Oct 14, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8960F), Wichita, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8960F (1)

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

- [Accident 19790405009059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405009059A), Apr 5, 1979: Hughes 269A1 (N8960F), Slaton, TX, Destroyed. Pilots have no memory of events leading up to the accident.

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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