# Accident 19780330003839A: Hughes 269B, Puyallup, WA, March 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1978
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Airport: Thun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 47.1790° N, 122.2915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Puyallup, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1790&lon=-122.2915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9516F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9516F) (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: 24,700 total, 700 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780330003839A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED WIRES ALMOST INVISIBLE DUE HAZE & LONG SPAN BETWEEN PO

## 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 SEA78DYE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE17), Mar 30, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9516F), Puyallup, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9516F (1)

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

- [Accident 19800602017019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800602017019A), Jun 2, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9516F), Cajon Pass, CA, Substantial damage. Encountered patchy fog & severe turbulence in mountain Pass. Struck ground in a severe downdraft.

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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