# Accident 19780904041509A: Hughes 269A, Derry, PA, September 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1978
- Place: Derry, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.3334° N, 79.3011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Derry, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3334&lon=-79.3011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7466F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7466F-2011-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 59 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904041509A

## Narrative

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

DROPPING PING-PONG BALLS. CHURCH SCHOOL ON LEFT. COLLIDED WITH CAAL TENT AND CHAIN LINK FENCE.

## 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 NYC78FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA088), Sep 4, 1978: Hughes 269C (N7466F), Derry, 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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