# Accident 19790405009059A: Hughes 269A1, Slaton, TX, April 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1979, 13:20 local time
- Place: Slaton, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4455° N, 101.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slaton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4455&lon=-101.6509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8960F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8960F-1983-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A-1 (registry code 4470404, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 801 total, 36 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FQG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405009059A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS HAVE NO MEMORY OF EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW79FQG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG27), Apr 5, 1979: Hughes 269A-1 (N8960F), Slaton, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N8960F (1)

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

- [Accident 19751014033819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751014033819A), Oct 14, 1975: Hughes 269A1 (N8960F), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Tail boom end fitting failed from fatigue. Failure originated fm surface scratch.

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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