# NTSB CHI80FER59: Hughes 269C, N7473F, Rockford, MN, September 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1980
- Place: Rockford, MN · ROCKFORD, MN
- Location: 45.0908° N, 93.7452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0908&lon=-93.7452&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FER59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2678   80/9/7    ROCKFORD,MN         HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 546
        TIME - 1330                    N7473F              PX-  0  0  1  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,MN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUNNING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- HIT CHAIN LINK FENCE NEAR OPEN GATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7473F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7473F-1989-11-17), registration cancelled 1989-11-17, S/N 270571 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (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 19800907041079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800907041079A), Sep 7, 1980: Hughes 269C, Rockford, MN, Substantial damage. Failed to clear fence on running takeoff. Lost ground effect prior to transational lift.

## Other investigations on N7473F (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 CHI78DEV35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV35), May 26, 1978: Hughes 269C (N7473F), Maroa, IL, 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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