# NTSB IAD76DLQ07: Hughes 269C, N9605, Campton, KY, August 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1975
- Place: Campton, KY · CAMPTON, KY
- Location: 37.7352° N, 83.5472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Campton, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7352&lon=-83.5472&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DLQ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLQ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2489  75/8/22    CAMPTON,KY          HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1280
        TIME - 0945                    N9605               PX-  0  0  1  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST LIBERTY,KY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- PWR LINE PATROL,SWITCHING FM ONE LINE TO ANOTHER STRUCK THIRD LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9605 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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