# Accident 19780510009219A: Hughes 269A, Vero Beach, FL, May 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1978
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8798F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8798F-1981-03-09) (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: 10,525 total, 150 in this make and model, 375 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780510009219A

## 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 MIA78FLD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD43), May 10, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8798F), Vero Beach, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N8798F (1)

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

- [Accident 19731109036149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731109036149A), Nov 9, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8798F), Howell, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot touched down on a westerly heading. Wind 15K 220 deg.EST 10.2 gph mfg nml cruise 11-13 gph.

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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