# Accident 19780729026329A: Hughes 269A, Latrobe, PA, July 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1978
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Latrobe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58170, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58170-1988-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,768 total, 115 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780729026329A

## Narrative

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

WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KTS.

## 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 NYC78FGM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM43), Jul 29, 1978: Hughes 269C (N58170), Latrobe, PA, substantial damage

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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