# Incident 19810317019789I: Hughes 269C, Davenport, IA, March 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Davenport, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5236° N, 90.5776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davenport, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5236&lon=-90.5776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7431F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7431F-1983-01-17) (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: 350 total, 93 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810317019789I

## Narrative

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

PILOTS CANOPY BOWED INWARD AT 85 KNOTS. CANOPY POPPED BACK OUT AND CRACKED WHEN SPEED REDUCED.NOT ENOUGH THICKNESS

## Other reports on N7431F (1)

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

- [Accident 19780831029749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780831029749A), Aug 31, 1978: Hughes 269A (N7431F), Baxter, IA, Substantial damage. Spray boom struck Truck while maneuvering to land on mobile pad.

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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