# Incident 19780809049949I: Hughes 269C, Sandusky, OH, August 9, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1978, 08:00 local time
- Place: Sandusky, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4559° N, 82.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandusky, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4559&lon=-82.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9679F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9679F-2016-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780809049949I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT, FOUND BROKEN CONNECTING ROD.

## Other reports on N9679F (2)

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

- [Accident 20120724014949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120724014949A), Jul 24, 2012: Hughes 269C (N9679F), St. Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. On July 24, 2012 at approximately 1850 EST local time, a Hughes 300C helicopter, N9679F, s/n 310103, [privacy data omitted], crashed while hovering in St.…
- [Accident 19770226004319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770226004319A), Feb 26, 1977: Hughes 269C (N9679F), Cleveland, OH, Substantial damage

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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