# Accident 19791220035019A: Hughes 269C, Cornish, UT, December 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1979, 15:45 local time
- Place: Cornish, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9679° N, 111.9608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cornish, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9679&lon=-111.9608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9581F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 106 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DTM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791220035019A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER SKID HIT OBSTRUCTION ON TRAILER BED ON LIFTOFF. AIRCRAFT ROLLED SIDEWAYS. ROTORS HIT GROUND.

## 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 DEN80DTM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTM08), Dec 20, 1979: Hughes 269C (N9581F), Cornich, UT, substantial damage

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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