# NTSB CHI76FEC36: Hughes 269A, N8880F, Richmond, MI, March 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1976
- Place: Richmond, MI · RICHMOND, MI
- Location: 42.8106° N, 82.7522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8106&lon=-82.7522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEC36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0536  76/3/28    RICHMOND,MI         HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 110
        TIME - 1630                    N8880F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOME HANGAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHMOND,MI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- FUEL STRAINER BRACKET FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8880F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8880F-1976-05-12), registration cancelled 1976-05-12, S/N 0253 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Home Hangar

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760328006689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760328006689A), Mar 28, 1976: Hughes 269A, Richmond, MI, Destroyed. Fuel strainer bracket failed.

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.

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