# Accident 20120724014949A: Hughes 269C, St. Petersburg, FL, July 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2012, 18:50 local time
- Place: St. Petersburg, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8133° N, 82.6814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8133&lon=-82.6814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9679F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9679F-2016-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 800 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA477) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120724014949A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 24, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1850 EST LOCAL TIME, A HUGHES 300C HELICOPTER, N9679F, S/N 310103, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED WHILE HOVERING IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VFR FLIGHT RULES PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA12LA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA477), Jul 24, 2012: Hughes 269C (N9679F), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to assure that the lateral friction control was released prior to flight.

## Other reports on N9679F (2)

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

- [Incident 19780809049949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780809049949I), Aug 9, 1978: Hughes 269C (N9679F), Sandusky, OH, Minor damage. Forced landing after engine quit, found broken connecting rod.
- [Accident 19770226004319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770226004319A), Feb 26, 1977: Hughes 269C (N9679F), Cleveland, OH, 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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