# Accident 19770420007389A: Hughes 269C, Clanton, AL, April 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1977
- Place: Clanton, AL
- Airport: Duster Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 32.8456° N, 86.6195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clanton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8456&lon=-86.6195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9636F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9636F-1981-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 815 total, 110 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770420007389A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MIA77FKJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ34), Apr 20, 1977: Hughes 269C (N9636F), Clanton, AL, 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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