# NTSB CHI80DER43: Hughes 269C, N7448F, Willmar, MN, June 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1980
- Place: Willmar, MN · WILLMAR, MN
- Location: 45.1210° N, 95.0587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willmar, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1210&lon=-95.0587&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DER43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DER43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1695   80/6/1    WILLMAR,MN          HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 415
        TIME - 1700                    N7448F              PX-  0  0  1  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 109 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRLTN-LARSON HELI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,MN              WILLMAR,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -                            KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7448F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7448F-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 560510, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crltn-Larson Heli

## 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 19800601017769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601017769A), Jun 1, 1980: Hughes 269C, Willmar, NM, Substantial damage. Allowed rotor RPM to decay in gusty landing approach. Lost control. Rotor hit tree.

## Other investigations on N7448F (2)

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 ATL90LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA134), Jun 22, 1990: Hughes 269C (N7448F), Saluda, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLAN FOR HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE OPERATIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN SETTLING WITH POWER TO THE GROUND.
- [NTSB MKC79FER63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER63), Jul 2, 1979: Hughes 269C (N7448F), Willmar, MN, substantial damage

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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