# Accident 19781007030649A: Hughes 269A, Clovis,Ca, CA, October 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1978
- Place: Clovis,Ca, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.8290° N, 119.6849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clovis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8290&lon=-119.6849&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8347F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8347F-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,155 total, 654 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781007030649A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK79DVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA02), Oct 7, 1978: Hughes 369D (N8347F), Clovis, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8347F (1)

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

- [Accident 19790519010229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519010229A), May 19, 1979: Hughes 369D (N8347F), Lone Ranch, CA, Substantial damage. Instrument panel light switch defective. Pilot unable to dim lights. Could not see out. Attempted forced landing.

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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