# Accident 19760105000349A: Hughes 269C, Saginaw, MI, January 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1976
- Place: Saginaw, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Location: 43.4177° N, 83.9547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4177&lon=-83.9547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9685F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9685F-2020-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 63 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76DEM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEM24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760105000349A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI76DEM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEM24), Jan 5, 1976: Hughes 269C (N9685F), Saginaw, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9685F (1)

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

- [Accident 20171122019709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171122019709A), Nov 22, 2017: Hughes 269C (N9685F), Woodlawn, VA, Destroyed. While on a short final approach to a landing area, the pilot attempted to enter into a hover while out of ground effect. Due to gusty winds and being out of…

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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