# Accident 19771125038019A: Hughes 269A, Rawlins, WY, November 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1977
- Place: Rawlins, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 41.7851° N, 107.2247° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rawlins, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7851&lon=-107.2247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8891F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8891F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 582 total, 94 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78DTC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771125038019A

## Narrative

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

SETTLING WITH POWER.PEAK GUSTS TO 60 KTS.

## 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 DEN78DTC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTC05), Nov 25, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8891F), Rawlins, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8891F (1)

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

- [Accident 19730321007089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730321007089A), Mar 21, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8891F), Lafayette, CO, Substantial damage. Ip had student attempt downwind low alt maneuver beyond acft performance ability. Gusting to 20K.

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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