# NTSB DEN79FTE44: Hughes 269C, N7472F, Eckley, CO, June 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1979
- Place: Eckley, CO · ECKLEY, CO
- Location: 40.1124° N, 102.4883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eckley, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1124&lon=-102.4883&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTE44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1540  79/6/12    ECKLEY,CO           HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 8875
        TIME - 1345                    N7472F              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 425 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ECKLEY,CO                   HOLYOKE,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENGINE EXHAUST VALVE MISSING ON NUMBER 3 CYL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7472F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7472F-2014-11-17), registration cancelled 2014-11-17, S/N 270556 (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 19790612012309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612012309A), Jun 12, 1979: Hughes 269C, Eckley, CO, Substantial damage. Helecopter crashed during emerg landing attempt,caused by engine failure .

## Other investigations on N7472F (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 FTW01LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA205), Sep 8, 2001: Hughes 269-C (N7472F), Lubbock, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power while maneuvering for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was a malfunction of the spray system.

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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