# Incident 19780509032729I: Hughes 269C, Glendo, WY, May 9, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1978, 18:00 local time
- Place: Glendo, WY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5049° N, 105.0250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendo, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5049&lon=-105.0250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9682F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9682F-2005-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 2,000 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/19780509032729I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. THROTTLE LINKAGE WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED.

## Other reports on N9682F (1)

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

- [Accident 19780805024359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780805024359A), Aug 5, 1978: Hughes 269C (N9682F), Douglas, WY, Destroyed. Acft completely destroyed by explosion and fire.

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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