# Incident 19780320009409I: Hughes 269C, Clinton, IA, March 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1978, 11:00 local time
- Place: Clinton, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.8445° N, 90.1887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8445&lon=-90.1887&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7442F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7442F-1989-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 650 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780320009409I

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT LOST SIGHT OF WIRE, STRUCK IT WITH THE BUBBLE. BUBBLE WAS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N7442F (1)

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

- [Accident 19860811039419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860811039419A), Aug 11, 1986: Hughes 269C (N7442F), Laurens, SC, Destroyed. The helicopter flipped over during an emergency landing. Ring gear carrier failed. AD not complied with.

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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