# Accident 19790712015229A: Hughes 269A, Vineland, CO, July 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Vineland, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.2447° N, 104.4599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vineland, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2447&lon=-104.4599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8764F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,605 total, 266 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DTE58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790712015229A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TO AVOID POWER LINES DURING DESCENT FOR SPRAY RUN. ALLOWED ROTOR SPEED TO DECAY. HARD LANDING.

## 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 DEN79DTE58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE58), Jul 12, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8764F), Vineland, CO, 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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