# Incident 19780415012609I: Hughes 269B, Hills, IA, April 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1978, 08:00 local time
- Place: Hills, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5566° N, 91.5363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hills, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5566&lon=-91.5363&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9416F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9416F-2022-02-23) (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: 490 total, 2 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/19780415012609I

## Narrative

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

SKID OF HELICOPTER CAUGHT ON TRAILER WHILE UNLOADING, ROTOR BLADES STRUCK GROUND.

## Other reports on N9416F (2)

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

- [Incident 19800815077009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815077009I), Aug 15, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9416F), Keota, IA, Minor damage. Helicopter struck wire while spraying.
- [Accident 19790628025559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790628025559A), Jun 28, 1979: Hughes 269B (N9416F), Wellman, IA, Substantial damage. Eng. Lost pwr during turnaround on spray run. Auto-rotated to hard lndg. Found fouled spark plugs. Dirty oil.

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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