# Accident 19760807023229A: Hughes 269A, Alden, KS, August 7, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1976
- Place: Alden, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 38.2438° N, 98.3117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alden, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2438&lon=-98.3117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8873F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8873F-1998-01-08) (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: 1,525 total, 400 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC760CQ73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC760CQ73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760807023229A

## 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 MKC760CQ73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC760CQ73), Aug 7, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8873F), Alden, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8873F (2)

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

- [Accident 19950316004119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950316004119A), Mar 16, 1995: Hughes 269A (N8873F), Van Nuys, CA, Destroyed. Student touched skid lightly landing. Began oscillations until skid collapsed. Skid gear dampers out of adjustment.
- [Accident 19820717029929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820717029929A), Jul 17, 1982: Hughes 269A (N8873F), Boise City, OK, Substantial damage. Landing after testing spray rig, was unable to flare due to loss of power. Helicopter rolled over forward.

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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