# Incident 19861008064199I: Hughes 269C, Rancho Murieta, CA, October 8, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1986, 09:40 local time
- Place: Rancho Murieta, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5154° N, 121.0668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rancho Murieta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5154&lon=-121.0668&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7462F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7462F-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861008064199I

## Narrative

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

WHILE HERDING CATTLE, AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINE. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N7462F (1)

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

- [Accident 19930101000089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930101000089A), Jan 1, 1993: Hughes 269C (N7462F), Folsom, CA, Destroyed. Collided with powerline while herding cattle.

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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