# NTSB MKC78DCG52: Hughes 269A, N8864F, Springhill, KS, July 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1978
- Place: Springhill, KS · SPRINGHILL, KS
- Location: 38.7567° N, 94.8210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Hill, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7567&lon=-94.8210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCG52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCG52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1975  78/7/17    SPRINGHILL,KS       HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0800                    N8864F              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            38, 6600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2020 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              PAYOLA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8864F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8864F-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 0223, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780717020379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780717020379A), Jul 17, 1978: Hughes 269A, Springhill,Ks, KS, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8864F (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 MKC79FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA032), May 25, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8864F), Kansas City, MO, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC70DCG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCG20), Mar 27, 1970: Hughes 269A (N8864F), Kansas 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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