# Accident 19780526015689A: Hughes 269A, Maroa, IL, May 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1978
- Place: Maroa, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.0365° N, 88.9562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maroa, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0365&lon=-88.9562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7473F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7473F-1989-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,190 total, 1,066 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEV35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526015689A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI78DEV35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV35), May 26, 1978: Hughes 269C (N7473F), Maroa, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7473F (1)

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

- [Accident 19800907041079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800907041079A), Sep 7, 1980: Hughes 269C (N7473F), Rockford, MN, Substantial damage. Failed to clear fence on running takeoff. Lost ground effect prior to transational lift.

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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