# Accident 19780303004299A: Hughes 269B, Douglas,Wy, WY, March 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1978
- Place: Douglas,Wy, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.7548° N, 105.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7548&lon=-105.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9427F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9427F-2016-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,321 total, 1,912 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78DTC15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTC15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780303004299A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION FOR UNKNOWN REASON.PILOT KNEW OF STUK THROTTLE PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

## 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 DEN78DTC15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTC15), Mar 3, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9427F), Douglas, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9427F (3)

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

- [Accident 20150805013449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150805013449A), Aug 5, 2015: Hughes 269B (N9427F), Atkinson, IL, Destroyed. Helicopter N9427F struck a power line 30 feet above the ground and impacted the ground. Helicopter was destroyed in post crash fire. The pilot was severely…
- [Accident 19880507040629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507040629A), May 7, 1988: Hughes 269B (N9427F), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Reported power loss and auto rotation on downwind takeoff. Tailrotor hit a vehicle then helicopter rolled over.
- [Accident 19860926048349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860926048349A), Sep 26, 1986: Hughes 269B (N9427F), Baldwin, WI, Substantial damage. The engine failed and the helicopter made a hard forced landing severing the tailboom. Piston rod had failed.

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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