# Accident 19790628025559A: Hughes 269B, Wellman, IA, June 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wellman, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.4692° N, 91.8352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellman, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4692&lon=-91.8352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9416F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9416F-2022-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 437 total, 97 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD24-135472) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790628025559A

## Narrative

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

ENG. LOST PWR DURING TURNAROUND ON SPRAY RUN. AUTO-ROTATED TO HARD LNDG. FOUND FOULED SPARK PLUGS. DIRTY OIL.

## 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 MKC79FCD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD24-135472), Jun 28, 1979: Hughes 269B (N9416F), Wellman, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9416F (2)

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

- [Incident 19800815077009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815077009I), Aug 15, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9416F), Keota, IA, Minor damage. Helicopter struck wire while spraying.
- [Incident 19780415012609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780415012609I), Apr 15, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9416F), Hills, IA, Minor damage. Skid of helicopter caught on trailer while unloading, rotor blades struck ground.

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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