# Accident 19840319006859A: Hughes 269A, Supply, NC, March 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1984, 22:00 local time
- Place: Supply, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0177° N, 78.2675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Supply, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0177&lon=-78.2675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8782F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8782F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HO360B1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 469 total, 58 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840319006859A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED THICK FOG. FLEW INTO TREES TRYING TO OBTAIN GROUND CONTACT.

## 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 ATL84LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA125), Mar 20, 1984: Hughes 269 (N8782F), Supply, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8782F (2)

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

- [Accident 19820729032739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820729032739A), Jul 29, 1982: Hughes 269A (N8782F), Westfield, MA, Substantial damage. Lost control of helicopter during a hover pedal turn. Aborted flight. Side load ground impact collapsed right strut
- [Accident 19760817029429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760817029429A), Aug 17, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8782F), MA, 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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