# Accident 19770324006859A: Hughes 269C, Clarksburg, WV, March 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1977
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 39.2703° N, 80.3618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-80.3618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9571F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9571F-1990-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,955 total, 435 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77DIJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DIJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770324006859A

## Narrative

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

T/R HIT GRND & FENCE.

## 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 IAD77DIJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DIJ06), Mar 24, 1977: Hughes 269C (N9571F), Clarksburg, WV, 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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