# Accident 19960310003791A: Hughes 269C, Gulfshores, AL, March 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1996, 15:40 local time
- Place: Gulfshores, AL
- Airport: Jack Edwards Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2703° N, 87.6991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2703&lon=-87.6991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7480F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7480F-2023-01-14) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,197 total, 949 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960310003791A

## Narrative

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

CROSSING RUNWAY 09 TO LAND AT HANGERS COLLIDED WITH 172 N6612V THAT WAS ON FINAL FOR 09. NO RADIO REPORTS BY 269C.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6612V, Cessna 172RG: [Accident 19960310003792A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960310003792A)

## 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 ATL96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA063), Mar 10, 1996: Hughes 269C (N7480F), Gulf Shores, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout. A factor was the lack of position reports via radio by the pilot of the helicopter.

## Other reports on N7480F (3)

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

- [Accident 20210112001919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210112001919A), Jan 12, 2021: Hughes 269C (N7480F), Spanish Fork, UT, Substantial damage. The crew was conducting required training in preparation for the students category and class rating check ride in two days. The crew practiced several…
- [Incident 20000226004219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000226004219I), Feb 26, 2000: Hughes 269C (N7480F), Mobile Bay, AL, Minor damage. Pilot flying sight seeing tour in Mobile Bay and stated that engine atarted ot lose power. Pilot furthur stated that he could not maintain flight and landed…
- [Accident 19800814036279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800814036279A), Aug 14, 1980: Hughes 269C (N7480F), Ellsworth, IA, Substantial damage. Skid dropped into water filler hole on helipad. Helicopter pitched backward and rolled over.

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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