# Accident 19780703020119A: Hughes 269C, Chesterland, OH, July 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1978
- Place: Chesterland, OH
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 41.5283° N, 81.3575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5283&lon=-81.3575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9587F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9587F-2000-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,450 total, 2,355 in this make and model, 315 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEI28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEI28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780703020119A

## Narrative

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

PAX JUMPED INTO LAKE FROM HOVERING HELICOPTER AND HAND CONTACTED R BLADE.

## 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 CHI78DEI28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEI28), Jul 3, 1978: Hughes 269C (N9587F), Chesterland, OH, no damage

## Other reports on N9587F (1)

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

- [Incident 19940830024099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940830024099I), Aug 30, 1994: Hughes 269C (N9587F), Pasadena, MD, Minor damage. During police partol struck wires. Elected land in shallow water near shore.

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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