# Accident 19780805024359A: Hughes 269C, Douglas, WY, August 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1978
- Place: Douglas, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 42.7548° N, 105.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7548&lon=-105.3978&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: 1,240 total, 310 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTC34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780805024359A

## Narrative

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

ACFT COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY EXPLOSION AND FIRE.

## 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 DEN78FTC34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC34), Aug 5, 1978: Hughes 269C (N9682F), Douglas, WY, destroyed

## Other reports on N9682F (1)

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

- [Incident 19780509032729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780509032729I), May 9, 1978: Hughes 269C (N9682F), Glendo, WY. Forced landing after loss of throttle control. Throttle linkage was not properly secured.

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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