# Accident 19780710042929A: Hughes 269A, Williamsfield, IL, July 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1978
- Place: Williamsfield, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.9264° N, 90.0182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9264&lon=-90.0182&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8774F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8774F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-B1A (registry code 41887, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 817 total, 375 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEV42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780710042929A

## 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 CHI78FEV42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV42), Jul 10, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8774F), Williamsfield, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8774F (1)

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

- [Accident 19730501009509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730501009509A), May 1, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8774F), Uvalde, TX, Destroyed. Livestock survey. Hit wires about 25 ft above river bed.

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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