# Accident 19780908026109A: Hughes 269C, CA, September 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1978
- Place: CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N9626F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9626F-1994-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 4,900 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908026109A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9626F (2)

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

- [Accident 19820628056919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820628056919A), Jun 28, 1982: Hughes 269C (N9626F), Ronan, MT, Substantial damage. Helicopter collided with powerlines during swath run.
- [Incident 19810224013949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810224013949I), Feb 24, 1981: Hughes 269C (N9626F), Ephrata, WA, Minor damage. Instructor with student made abrupt pull up during landing approach and tail struck ground causing minor 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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