# NTSB LAX77FUJ91: Hughes 269C, N7484F, Grand Canyon, AZ, August 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1977
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ · GRAND CANYON, AZ
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUJ91
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ91

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3198  77/8/23    GRAND CANYON,AZ     HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 875
        TIME - 1630                    N7484F              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 783 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND CANYON,AZ             GRAND JUNCTION,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- FLT IN CANYON,LND IN ROCKS AND RIVER.NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7484F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7484F-1988-03-25), registration cancelled 1988-03-25, S/N 470586 (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 19770823031679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770823031679A), Aug 23, 1977: Hughes 269A, Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Flt in Canyon,lnd in rocks and river. No engine malfunction found

## Other investigations on N7484F (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 MKC80FCD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD33), Sep 27, 1980: Hughes 269C (N7484F), Iowa City, IA, 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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