# Accident 19770715019999A: Hughes 269A, Herndon, KS, July 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1977
- Place: Herndon, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 39.9092° N, 100.7865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Herndon, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9092&lon=-100.7865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8892F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8892F-2005-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 401 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCQ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCQ48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770715019999A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY DISCONNECTED FROM END FITTING AT FUEL CONTROL.

## 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 MKC77FCQ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCQ48), Jul 15, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8892F), Herndon, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8892F (3)

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

- [Accident 19790505036579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505036579A), May 5, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8892F), Alva, OK, Destroyed. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Hard landing resulted in roll-over and distruction of helicopter.
- [Accident 19780831026809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780831026809A), Aug 31, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8892F), Crook, CO, Substantial damage. Tail rotor swashplate bell crank not located.
- [Accident 19750626016629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750626016629A), Jun 26, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8892F), Atwood, KS, Substantial damage. Eng rotor RPM decayed after l/o.

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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