# Accident 19790908043479A: Hughes 269A, Ketchikan, AK, September 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1979
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8746F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8746F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790908043479A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS HEARD HELICOPTER RUNNING AT HELIPAD. THEN SILENCE. FOUND HELICOPTER IN 120 FT WATER NEAR PAD. PILOT DROWNED

## 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 ANC79FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA089), Sep 8, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8746F), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8746F (1)

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

- [Incident 20260717012439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260717012439I), Jul 17, 2026: Hughes 269A (N8746F), Arlington, WA, Substantial damage. The weather conditions at the time included good visibility and winds from the south at 7 TO10 mph. The aircraft was located between hangars on the southwest…

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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