# Incident 19780325010219I: Hughes 269C, Pondcreek, OK, March 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1978, 11:00 local time
- Place: Pondcreek, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6678° N, 97.8024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pond Creek, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6678&lon=-97.8024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8649F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8649F-1979-08-19) (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: 15,000 total, 500 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/19780325010219I

## Narrative

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

SPRAY BOOM BRACE BROKE, ALLOWING BOOM TO HANG DOWN. BOOM FLEXED UP ON LANDING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR.

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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