# NTSB ANC76DAG94: Hughes 269B, N77HW, Anchorage, AK, May 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1975
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAG94
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG94

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2965  75/5/27  NR.ANCHORAGE,AK       HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 4590
        TIME - 0945                    N77HW               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANCHORAGE,AK                 TYONEK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. HIT T/R FIRST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77HW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77HW-1980-06-09), registration cancelled 1980-06-09, S/N 630493S (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750527016949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750527016949A), May 27, 1975: Hughes 369HS, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation. Hit t/r first.

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.

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