# NTSB LAX78FA064: Hughes 269C, N7477F, Phoenix, AZ, August 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1978
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139243
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3187   78/8/7  NR.PHOENIX,AZ         HUGHES 269C         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1677
        TIME - 0746                    N7477F              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         PHOENIX,AZ                  PHOENIX,AZ                   PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7477F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7477F-1981-10-16), registration cancelled 1981-10-16, S/N 1160557 (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

## 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 19780807038129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807038129A), Aug 7, 1978: Hughes 269A, Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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