# Accident 20140811013229A: Hughes 269C, Darington, WA, August 11, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2014, 08:15 local time
- Place: Darington, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2708° N, 121.2089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2708&lon=-121.2089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7432F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7432F-2018-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140811013229A

## Narrative

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

THE NUTS SECURING THE THROTTLE SUPORT BRACKET VIBRATED LOOSE CAUSING THE BRACKET TO COME OFF THE MOUNT STUDS AND LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL.

## 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 WPR14LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA340), Aug 11, 2014: Hughes 269C (N7432F), Darrington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to secure the throttle mount bracket during a recent engine installation, which resulted in the loss of throttle movement and an inability to control engine power.

## Other reports on N7432F (2)

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

- [Accident 19770705016479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770705016479A), Jul 5, 1977: Hughes 269A (N7432F), Gooding, ID, Destroyed. Survey of field to be sprayed. Struck unmarked wire.
- [Accident 19760710017959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760710017959A), Jul 10, 1976: Hughes 269A (N7432F), Gooding, ID, 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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