# Accident 19760712018609A: Hughes 269A, Fair Play, SC, July 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1976
- Place: Fair Play, SC
- Airport: Heliport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Location: 34.5081° N, 82.9868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Play, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5081&lon=-82.9868&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8718F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8718F-1976-08-16) (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: 4,800 total, 3,350 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760712018609A

## Narrative

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

FLAMMABLE SPRAY FM RUPTURE IN ACFT SPRAY EQUIP. MISC-HOSE IGNITED DRG ROTOR ENGAGEMENT.

## 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 MIA76FLG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG38), Jul 12, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8718F), Fair Play, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8718F (1)

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

- [Accident 19740122000639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740122000639A), Jan 22, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8718F), St Matthews, SC, Substantial damage. Acft fueled from contaminated tank. All fuel samples cont water.

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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