# Accident 19850715031339A: Hughes 269A, Oconomowoc, WI, July 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1985, 19:30 local time
- Place: Oconomowoc, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.0607° N, 88.3904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0607&lon=-88.3904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8877F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8877F-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 604 total, 300 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850715031339A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED AND STRUCK CORN AND GROUND DURING AGRICULTURAL TURN.

## 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 CHI85LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA290), Jul 16, 1985: Hughes 269A (N8877F), Oconomowoc, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8877F (1)

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

- [Accident 19770821033329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770821033329A), Aug 21, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8877F), Clanton, AL, 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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