# NTSB MIA78FA098: Hughes 269C, N9584F, Atlanta, GA, June 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1978
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1448  78/6/23    ATLANTA,GA          HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2629
        TIME - 1655                    N9584F              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- PICKING UP CHECK BUCKET ON TOP OF POLE AT BANK.SKID OBSERVED LODGED BETWEEN ROPE & POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9584F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- 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 19780623020319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623020319A), Jun 23, 1978: Hughes 269C, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Picking up check bucket on top of pole at bank. Skid observed lodgetween rope & pole.

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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