# Accident 19790730018529A: Hughes 269/, Barnesboro, PA, July 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1979, 19:30 local time
- Place: Barnesboro, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.6626° N, 78.7800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barnesboro, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6626&lon=-78.7800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8641F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8641F-2013-05-15) (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 269/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,817 total, 151 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790730018529A

## Narrative

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

HIT WIRE WHILE SPRAYING CROPS. ROLLED OVER DURING LANDING DUE TO DAMAGED SKID.

## 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 NYC79FGM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM40), Jul 30, 1979: Hughes 300C (N8641F), Barnesboro, PA, destroyed

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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