# Accident 19790612012309A: Hughes 269C, Eckley, CO, June 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1979, 13:45 local time
- Place: Eckley, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.1124° N, 102.4883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eckley, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1124&lon=-102.4883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7472F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7472F-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,875 total, 425 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612012309A

## Narrative

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

HELECOPTER CRASHED DURING EMERG LANDING ATTEMPT,CAUSED BY ENGINE FAILURE .

## 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 DEN79FTE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE44), Jun 12, 1979: Hughes 269C (N7472F), Eckley, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7472F (2)

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

- [Accident 20010908025489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010908025489A), Sep 8, 2001: Hughes 269C (N7472F), Lubbock, TX, No damage. (-23) Pilot had just started the first spray pass in this field, he had flown several flights earlier in the day. He was about 800 feet into the field when he…
- [Incident 19780810049299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810049299I), Aug 10, 1978: Hughes 269C (N7472F), Wiggins, CO, Minor damage. Helicopter struck powerlines.

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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