# Accident 19780407011909A: Hughes 269A, Paducah, TX, April 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1978
- Place: Paducah, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.0140° N, 100.3037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paducah, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0140&lon=-100.3037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8976F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8976F-1997-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,585 total, 3,585 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FQG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780407011909A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW78FQG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQG23), Apr 7, 1978: Hughes 269C (N8976F), Paducah, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8976F (1)

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

- [Accident 19850529043779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850529043779A), May 29, 1985: Hughes 269C (N8976F), West Liberty, IA, Substantial damage. Loss of power during swath run. Rolled over after autorotation. Crankshaft end gear separated from bolt attachment.

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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