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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · West Milton, OH · December 15, 1979

Date
December 15, 1979 · 10:50 local
Place
West Milton, OH
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7483F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FA014
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,998 total518 in this make and model283 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tail boom center attach fitting failed in flight due to fatigue. Crashed out of control.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL BOOM CENTER ATTACH FITTING FAILED IN FLIGHT DUE TO FATIGUE. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.