# Accident 19780623020319A: Hughes 269C, Atlanta, GA, June 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1978
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9584F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,629 total, 750 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623020319A

## Narrative

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

PICKING UP CHECK BUCKET ON TOP OF POLE AT BANK.SKID OBSERVED LODGETWEEN ROPE & POLE.

## 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 MIA78FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA098), Jun 23, 1978: Hughes 269C (N9584F), Atlanta, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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