# Accident 19770824028269A: Hughes 269A, Royston, GA, August 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1977
- Place: Royston, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 34.2866° N, 83.1108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Royston, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2866&lon=-83.1108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8869F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8869F-2013-03-11) (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: 1,072 total, 610 in this make and model, 334 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DKG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770824028269A

## Narrative

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

HAD TO TURN DOWNWIND TO AVOID WIRES.

## 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 MIA77DKG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG70), Aug 24, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8869F), Royston, GA, destroyed

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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