# NTSB FTW79FQG27: Hughes 269A-1, N8960F, Slaton, TX, April 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1979
- Place: Slaton, TX · SLATON, TX
- Location: 33.4455° N, 101.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slaton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4455&lon=-101.6509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FQG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0824   79/4/5    SLATON,TX           HUGHES 269A-1       CR-  0  2  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 901
        TIME - 1320                    N8960F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLATON MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SLATON,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- WITNESS OBSERVED HEL LOOKED TO BE IN AUTOROTATION.CFI ON BOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8960F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8960F-1983-03-03), registration cancelled 1983-03-03, S/N 15-0023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A-1
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (registry code 4470404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Slaton Municipal

## 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 19790405009059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405009059A), Apr 5, 1979: Hughes 269A1, Slaton, TX, Destroyed. Pilots have no memory of events leading up to the accident.

## Other investigations on N8960F (2)

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 MKC76DCQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ20), Oct 14, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8960F), Wichita, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0377), Apr 4, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8960F), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage

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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