# Accident 19770726021539A: Hughes 269C, Malta, ID, July 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1977
- Place: Malta, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 42.3075° N, 113.3697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malta, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3075&lon=-113.3697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7456F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7456F-2015-04-30) (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: 3,154 total, 647 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770726021539A

## Narrative

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

FORGOT THAT WIRES WERE THERE.

## 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 SEA77DYA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA32), Jul 26, 1977: Hughes 269C (N7456F), Malta, ID, destroyed

## Other reports on N7456F (1)

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

- [Accident 19900106000209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900106000209A), Jan 6, 1990: Hughes 269C (N7456F), Rialto, CA, Destroyed. Rocked back and forth during hovering practice due improper control inputs. Skid touched. Caused ground resonance.

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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