# Accident 19760626017029A: Hughes 269C, Lampasas, TX, June 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1976
- Place: Lampasas, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 31.0640° N, 98.1828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lampasas, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0640&lon=-98.1828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8970F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8970F-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 3 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760626017029A

## Narrative

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

HIT PWR LINES LDG BESIDE HIWAY.

## 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 FTW76DRG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG62), Jun 26, 1976: Hughes 269C (N8970F), Lampasas, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8970F (3)

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

- [Accident 19861024075519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861024075519A), Oct 24, 1986: Hughes 269C (N8970F), Monahans, TX, Destroyed. The engine lost power and struck a trailer on liftoff. The pilot noted a defective magneto on runup but continued.
- [Incident 19831017066969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831017066969I), Oct 17, 1983: Hughes 269C (N8970F), Marathon, TX, Minor damage. Tail rotor struck rocks on landing. Damaged tail rotor tail. Tail rotor pitch change rod and rotor guard.
- [Accident 19790326008439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790326008439A), Mar 26, 1979: Hughes 269C (N8970F), Wichita Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff in a 23 mph wind. Aircraft flight manual states aircraft controllable in a 20 mph wind.

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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