# Accident 19740624020769A: Hughes 269B, Berlin, PA, June 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1974
- Place: Berlin, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.9215° N, 78.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berlin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9215&lon=-78.9508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9390F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9390F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,015 total, 675 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FGM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740624020769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING CROP DUSTING OPN,FLYING INTO SUN,PLT FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID TELEPHONE WIRES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC74FGM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM41), Jun 24, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9390F), Berlin, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9390F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010826026149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010826026149A), Aug 26, 2001: Hughes 269B (N9390F), Pontiac, MI, No damage. (.19) On August 26, 2001, at 1509 eastern daylight time, a Hughes 269B, N9390F, operated by Oakland helicopters incorporated, was substantially damaged during…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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