# Accident 19760723022269A: Hughes 269C, Clutier, IA, July 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1976
- Place: Clutier, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.0793° N, 92.4036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clutier, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0793&lon=-92.4036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9580F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9580F-2012-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 332 total, 77 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760723022269A

## Narrative

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

MOTORIZED IDLER & LIQUID PUMP PULLEYS WERE 3/4IN OUT OF ALIGNMENT. PLT UN MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM.

## 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 MKC76FCD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD58), Jul 23, 1976: Hughes 269C (N9580F), Clutier, IA, 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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