# Accident 19770821024989A: Hughes 269A, Council Hill, OK, August 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1977
- Place: Council Hill, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 35.5558° N, 95.6525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Council Hill, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5558&lon=-95.6525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8716F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8716F-1989-02-17) (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: 2,276 total, 630 in this make and model, 355 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FPM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPM18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770821024989A

## Narrative

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

NO LUB FOUND IN FORWARD BEARING OF IDLER PULLEY. LOW RPM RESULTED IN HARD LANDING.

## 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 FTW77FPM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPM18), Aug 21, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8716F), Council Hill, OK, substantial damage

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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