# Accident 19771006034839A: Hughes 269C, Cottage Grove, WI, October 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1977
- Place: Cottage Grove, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Location: 43.0924° N, 89.2052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottage Grove, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0924&lon=-89.2052&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7436F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7436F-2012-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,315 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771006034839A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT'S LEG BLOCKED CONTROLS

## 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 CHI78FEP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP01), Oct 6, 1977: Hughes 269C (N7436F), Cottage Grove, 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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