# Accident 19770218010859A: Hughes 269A, Caldwell, KS, February 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1977
- Place: Caldwell, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 37.0349° N, 97.6088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caldwell, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0349&lon=-97.6088&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8751F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8751F) (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: 1,125 total, 668 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770218010859A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MKC77DCQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ18), Feb 18, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8751F), Caldwell, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8751F (2)

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

- [Accident 19830927052989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830927052989A), Sep 27, 1983: Hughes 269A (N8751F), Moultrie, FL, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.
- [Accident 19740731024519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731024519A), Jul 31, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8751F), W.Memphis, AR, Destroyed. Faild prt Hughes 269AO120-8,strut assy.

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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