# Accident 19790727018299A: Hughes 269C, Shelton, NE, July 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Shelton, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7783° N, 98.7295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelton, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7783&lon=-98.7295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58320, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58320-1991-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790727018299A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW LEVEL HOVER INSPECTING CORN CROP,HELECOPTER MOVED FORWARD AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 MKC79FCJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ31), Jul 27, 1979: Hughes 269C (N58320), Shelton, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N58320 (1)

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

- [Accident 19851108057699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851108057699A), Nov 8, 1985: Hughes 269C (N58320), Monahans, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter flew through and severed a set of three powerlines while herding cattle and crashed out of control.

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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