# Accident 19780802035159A: Hughes 269A, Stoughton, WI, August 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1978
- Place: Stoughton, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 42.9238° N, 89.2225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stoughton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9238&lon=-89.2225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7485F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7485F-1991-08-10) (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: 3,250 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEP58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802035159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT INCREASED COLLECTIVE DURING INITIAL ENCOUNTER OF CONTROL PRMS.

## 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 CHI78FEP58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP58), Aug 2, 1978: Hughes 269C (N7485F), Stoughton, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7485F (1)

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

- [Accident 19850515017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850515017399A), May 15, 1985: Hughes 269C (N7485F), Stonington, IL, Destroyed. Pulled up over powerlines after spray run and reversed course. Impacted ground and rolled over.

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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