# NTSB IAD76FLJ18: Hughes 269A, N8769F, Pinehurst, NC, February 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1976
- Place: Pinehurst, NC · PINEHURST, NC
- Location: 35.1911° N, 79.4698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinehurst, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1911&lon=-79.4698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FLJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0341   76/2/8    PINEHURST,NC        HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4676
        TIME - 1510                    N8769F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHERN PINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINEHURST,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAXI: GROUND TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8769F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8769F-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 62-0093, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Southern Pines

## 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 19760208001139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760208001139A), Feb 8, 1976: Hughes 269A, Pinehurst, NC, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8769F (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 CHI70F0300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0300), Jul 26, 1969: Hughes 269A (N8769F), Lexington, IL, 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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