# Accident 19760208001139A: Hughes 269A, Pinehurst, NC, February 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1976
- Place: Pinehurst, NC
- Airport: Southern Pines
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 35.1911° N, 79.4698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinehurst, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1911&lon=-79.4698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8769F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8769F-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,746 total, 25 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FLJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760208001139A

## 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 IAD76FLJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ18), Feb 8, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8769F), Pinehurst, NC, destroyed

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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