# Accident 19780918030459A: Hughes 269A1, Lexington, KY, September 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1978
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8938F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8938F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A-1 (registry code 4470404, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,052 total, 2,693 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780918030459A

## Narrative

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

LDG ON SOFT WET GND.SLID TO SUDDEN STOP.M/R HIT TAILBOOM.DEMO AUTO T LDG.

## 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 IAD78FLQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ34), Sep 18, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8938F), Lexington, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8938F (1)

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

- [Accident 19780314003749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780314003749A), Mar 14, 1978: Hughes 269A1 (N8938F), Lexington, KY, Substantial damage. Ldg on soft wet gnd. Slid to sudden stop.m/r hit tailboom. Demo aut ldg.

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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