# Accident 19770226004319A: Hughes 269C, Cleveland, OH, February 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1977
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Burke Lakefront
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 41.5179° N, 81.6826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BURKE LAKEFRONT (BKL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5179&lon=-81.6826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9679F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9679F-2016-08-11) (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: 3,500 total, 550 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEI13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770226004319A

## 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 CHI77FEI13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI13), Feb 26, 1977: Hughes 269-C (N9679F), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9679F (2)

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

- [Accident 20120724014949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120724014949A), Jul 24, 2012: Hughes 269C (N9679F), St. Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. On July 24, 2012 at approximately 1850 EST local time, a Hughes 300C helicopter, N9679F, s/n 310103, [privacy data omitted], crashed while hovering in St.…
- [Incident 19780809049949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780809049949I), Aug 9, 1978: Hughes 269C (N9679F), Sandusky, OH, Minor damage. Forced landing after engine quit, found broken connecting rod.

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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