# Accident 19780707015539A: Hughes 269A, Hannibal, MO, July 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1978
- Place: Hannibal, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.7086° N, 91.3995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hannibal, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7086&lon=-91.3995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8777F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8777F-2013-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 958 total, 93 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCA38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707015539A

## Narrative

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

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 MKC78DCA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCA38), Jul 7, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8777F), Hannibal, MO, destroyed

## Other reports on N8777F (1)

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

- [Accident 19850818044739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850818044739A), Aug 18, 1985: Hughes 269A (N8777F), Hector, MN, Substantial damage. Fuel exhausted during proposed short flight. Aircraft rolled over after autorotation in field.

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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