# Accident 19880721027249A: Hughes 269C, Sandwich, IL, July 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sandwich, IL
- Airport: Woodlake Landing Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MMTG
- Location: 41.6391° N, 88.6197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6391&lon=-88.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7425F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7425F-2013-11-07) (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
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEE07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880721027249A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH THE BEAN FIELD DURING A SPRAY RUN. BLAMED POWER LOSS BUT NO ENGINE OR OTHER DEFECTS.

## 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 CHI88DEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEE07), Jul 21, 1988: Hughes 269C (N7425F), Sandwich, IL, 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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