# Accident 19780205001579A: Hughes 269B, Graham, WA, February 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1978
- Place: Graham, WA
- Airport: Dittmers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 47.0529° N, 122.2943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Graham, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0529&lon=-122.2943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9442F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9442F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780205001579A

## Narrative

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

USED INSUFFICIENT COLLECTIVE PITCH TO CUSHION LANDING.M/R FLEXED BOOM.

## 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 SEA78DYE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE07), Feb 5, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9442F), Graham, WA, 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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