# Accident 19841213066269A: Hughes 269C, Albermarle, NC, December 13, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1984, 11:17 local time
- Place: Albermarle, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7401F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7401F-1992-03-20) (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: 1,412 total, 1,412 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841213066269A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A ELECTRIC WIRE WHILE APPROACHING A LANDING AREA. WAS LANDING TO FIND OUT EXACT LOCATION.

## 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 ATL85LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA053), Dec 13, 1984: Hughes 269C (N7401F), Albermarle, NC, 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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