# Accident 19780717020379A: Hughes 269A, Springhill,Ks, KS, July 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1978
- Place: Springhill,Ks, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 38.7567° N, 94.8210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Hill, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7567&lon=-94.8210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8864F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8864F-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,020 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCG52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780717020379A

## 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 MKC78DCG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCG52), Jul 17, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8864F), Springhill, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8864F (1)

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

- [Accident 19790525014229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525014229A), May 25, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8864F), Kansas City, MO, Destroyed. Helicopter began to vibrate during ground run up. Self destructed. Improperly serviced struts caused gr resonance.

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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