# Accident 19790702023079A: Hughes 269C, Willmar, MN, July 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Willmar, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.1210° N, 95.0587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willmar, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1210&lon=-95.0587&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7448F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7448F-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FER63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790702023079A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND OUT OF CG. UNABLE TO CLIMB. HIT HARD. WENT INTO GROUND RESONANCE.

## 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 MKC79FER63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER63), Jul 2, 1979: Hughes 269C (N7448F), Willmar, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7448F (2)

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

- [Accident 19900621022059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900621022059A), Jun 21, 1990: Hughes 269C (N7448F), Saluda, SC, Substantial damage. Powerline patrol practice helicopter settled with full power in a slow speed turn. Density altitude a factor.
- [Accident 19800601017769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601017769A), Jun 1, 1980: Hughes 269C (N7448F), Willmar, NM, Substantial damage. Allowed rotor RPM to decay in gusty landing approach. Lost control. Rotor hit tree.

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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