# Accident 19790326008439A: Hughes 269C, Wichita Falls, TX, March 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Lindeman Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9137° N, 98.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita Falls, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9137&lon=-98.4934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8970F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8970F-2013-03-11) (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 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 171 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790326008439A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN A 23 MPH WIND. AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL STATES AIRCRAFT CONTROLLABLE IN A 20 MPH WIND.

## 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 FTW79FPD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD12), Mar 26, 1979: Hughes 269C (N8970F), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8970F (3)

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

- [Accident 19861024075519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861024075519A), Oct 24, 1986: Hughes 269C (N8970F), Monahans, TX, Destroyed. The engine lost power and struck a trailer on liftoff. The pilot noted a defective magneto on runup but continued.
- [Incident 19831017066969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831017066969I), Oct 17, 1983: Hughes 269C (N8970F), Marathon, TX, Minor damage. Tail rotor struck rocks on landing. Damaged tail rotor tail. Tail rotor pitch change rod and rotor guard.
- [Accident 19760626017029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760626017029A), Jun 26, 1976: Hughes 269C (N8970F), Lampasas, TX, Substantial damage. Hit pwr lines ldg beside hiway.

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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