# Accident 19760218002429A: Hughes 269B, Renton, WA, February 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1976
- Place: Renton, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 47.4795° N, 122.1949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Renton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4795&lon=-122.1949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11212, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11212-2017-10-19) (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: 1,947 total, 192 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FYE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYE25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760218002429A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TO SETTLE FM 3FT HOVER.BOTH ON CTLS.INSTRUCTOR UNABLE TO OVERPOWER STUDENT.HIT R SKID,ROLLED

## 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 SEA76FYE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYE25), Feb 18, 1976: Hughes 269B (N11212), Renton, WA, substantial damage

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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