# Accident 19770927033549A: Hughes 369HE, Mexico, MO, September 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1977
- Place: Mexico, MO
- Airport: Mexico Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 39.1575° N, 91.8183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEXICO MEML (MYJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1575&lon=-91.8183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8319F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8319F-1990-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,052 total, 247 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCA33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770927033549A

## Narrative

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

UN USE LDG LITE DUE DUST STIRRED UP BY ROTOR WASH.T/R HIT HANGAR DOOR.

## 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 MKC77DCA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCA33), Sep 27, 1977: Hughes 369H (N8319F), Mexico, MO, 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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