# NTSB DEN78FA017: Hughes 269C, N7457F, Colorado Sprgs, CO, May 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1977
- Place: Colorado Sprgs, CO · COLORADO SPRGS, CO
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FA017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1157  77/5/30  NR.COLORADO SPRGS,CO  HUGHES 269C         CR-  1  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1125                    N7457F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 405 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            201 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         COLORADO SPRGS,CO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7457F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7457F-1977-09-01), registration cancelled 1977-09-01, S/N 660517, built 1976 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Peterson Field

## 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 19770530015509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770530015509A), May 30, 1977: Hughes 269C, Colorado Sprgs, CO, Destroyed

## Other investigations on N7457F (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 DEN77DTE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE07), Nov 14, 1976: Hughes 269C (N7457F), Two Buttes, CO, 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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