# Accident 19780831026809A: Hughes 269A, Crook, CO, August 31, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1978
- Place: Crook, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.8588° N, 102.8014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crook, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8588&lon=-102.8014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8892F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8892F-2005-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,490 total, 155 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE94](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE94) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780831026809A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR SWASHPLATE BELL CRANK NOT LOCATED.

## 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 DEN78FTE94](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE94), Aug 31, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8892F), Crook, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8892F (3)

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

- [Accident 19790505036579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505036579A), May 5, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8892F), Alva, OK, Destroyed. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Hard landing resulted in roll-over and distruction of helicopter.
- [Accident 19770715019999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770715019999A), Jul 15, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8892F), Herndon, KS, Substantial damage. Throttle shaft assembly disconnected from end fitting at fuel control.
- [Accident 19750626016629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750626016629A), Jun 26, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8892F), Atwood, KS, Substantial damage. Eng rotor RPM decayed after l/o.

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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