# Accident 19791215043039A: Hughes 269C, West Milton, OH, December 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1979, 10:50 local time
- Place: West Milton, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9591° N, 84.3262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Milton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9591&lon=-84.3262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7483F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7483F-2017-02-04) (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: 3,998 total, 518 in this make and model, 283 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215043039A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI80FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA014), Dec 15, 1979: Hughes 269C (N7483F), West Milton, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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