# Accident 19850515017399A: Hughes 269C, Stonington, IL, May 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1985, 18:00 local time
- Place: Stonington, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.6294° N, 89.1904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6294&lon=-89.1904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7485F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7485F-1991-08-10) (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: 1,780 total, 450 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850515017399A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP OVER POWERLINES AFTER SPRAY RUN AND REVERSED COURSE. IMPACTED GROUND AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 CHI85LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA197), May 15, 1985: Hughes 269 (N7485F), Stonington, IL, destroyed

## Other reports on N7485F (1)

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

- [Accident 19780802035159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802035159A), Aug 2, 1978: Hughes 269A (N7485F), Stoughton, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot increased collective during initial encounter of control prms.

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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