# Accident 19760725025199A: Hughes 269A, Abbotsford, WI, July 25, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1976
- Place: Abbotsford, WI
- Airport: Colby-Abbotsford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 44.9435° N, 90.3173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbotsford, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9435&lon=-90.3173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8929F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8929F-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,922 total, 43 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEP38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760725025199A

## 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 CHI76FEP38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP38), Jul 25, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8929F), Abbotsford, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8929F (1)

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

- [Accident 19750521012829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750521012829A), May 21, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8929F), Lafayette, MN, Substantial damage. L/o fm back of flat bed Truck.

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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