# Accident 19770802024499A: Hughes 269B, Waupaca, WI, August 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1977
- Place: Waupaca, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 44.3500° N, 89.0700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waupaca, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3500&lon=-89.0700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9448F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9448F-1997-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 926 total, 41 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEP49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770802024499A

## 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 CHI77FEP49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP49), Aug 2, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9448F), Waupaca, WI, 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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