# Accident 19820628056919A: Hughes 269C, Ronan, MT, June 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1982, 12:45 local time
- Place: Ronan, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.5299° N, 114.1291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5299&lon=-114.1291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9626F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9626F-1994-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,435 total, 70 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820628056919A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES DURING SWATH RUN.

## 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 DEN82DA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA119), Jun 28, 1982: Hughes 269C (N9626F), Ronan, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9626F (2)

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

- [Incident 19810224013949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810224013949I), Feb 24, 1981: Hughes 269C (N9626F), Ephrata, WA, Minor damage. Instructor with student made abrupt pull up during landing approach and tail struck ground causing minor damage.
- [Accident 19780908026109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908026109A), Sep 8, 1978: Hughes 269C (N9626F), CA, 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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