# Accident 19750820027159A: Hughes 269B, Mumford, NY, August 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1975
- Place: Mumford, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 42.9928° N, 77.8603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mumford, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9928&lon=-77.8603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9471F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9471F-2015-05-05) (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: 1,325 total, 810 in this make and model, 209 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750820027159A

## Narrative

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

HELO STRUCK WIRES ON TREE-OBSCURED POLES DRG SWATH RUN.

## 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 NYC76FFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFJ03), Aug 20, 1975: Hughes 269B (N9471F), Mumford, NY, destroyed

## Other reports on N9471F (2)

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

- [Accident 20060503014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060503014319A), May 3, 2006: Hughes 269B (N9471F), Sullivan, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was cruising about 600' when he felt and heard a loud "bang" which was likely the left side tailboom brace breaking at the cluster fitting, which…
- [Accident 19840520018719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840520018719A), May 20, 1984: Hughes 269B (N9471F), Toulon, IL, Substantial damage. A feed sack blown into rotors at low altitude caused vibration. Helicopter nosed up and rolled on forced landing.

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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