# NTSB MKC71FCQ46: Hughes 269-A, N8719F, Wichita, KS, June 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1971
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&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 February 23, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCQ46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCQ46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2257  71/6/28    WICHITA,KANS        HUGHES 269-A        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0815                    N8719F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      33, 6176 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1165 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAWDON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KANS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE
        REMARKS- PRESS LOW IN 3 STRUTS.GENERAL DISINTEGRATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8719F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8719F), registered now, S/N 121-0032, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269-A
- 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: Rawdon Field

## Other investigations on N8719F (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 MKC74DCQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCQ25), Feb 5, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8719F), Scott City, KS, 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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