# Incident 19780803049409I: Hughes 269B, Vandalia, OH, August 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1978, 18:45 local time
- Place: Vandalia, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.8790° N, 84.1922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vandalia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8790&lon=-84.1922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9439F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9439F-1993-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,596 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780803049409I

## Narrative

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

BAD VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY TAIL ROTOR DIRVE SHAFT FAILURE. SHAFT PART NUMBER 6040, SPLINE NUMBER 5430.

## Other reports on N9439F (2)

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

- [Accident 19780628020079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780628020079A), Jun 28, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9439F), Tipp City, OH, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19770523012639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770523012639A), May 23, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9439F), Post, TX, 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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