# NTSB MKC80DCD30: Hughes 269C, N7480F, Ellsworth, IA, August 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1980
- Place: Ellsworth, IA · ELLSWORTH, IA
- Location: 42.3102° N, 93.5819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellsworth, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3102&lon=-93.5819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCD30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1788  80/8/14    ELLSWORTH,IA        HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 4481
        TIME - 0915                    N7480F              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 776 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTABLE HELIPAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEBSTER CITY,IA             ELLSWORTH,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES
        REMARKS- DRIVER PARKED MOBILE HELIPAD ON INCLINE.HELICOPTER SLID OFF PAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7480F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7480F-2023-01-14), registration cancelled 2023-01-14, S/N 170570, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Portable Helipad

## 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 19800814036279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800814036279A), Aug 14, 1980: Hughes 269C, Ellsworth, IA, Substantial damage. Skid dropped into water filler hole on helipad. Helicopter pitched backward and rolled over.

## Other investigations on N7480F (2)

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 WPR21LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA086), Jan 13, 2021: Hughes 269C (N7480F), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during a practice autorotation for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB ATL96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA063), Mar 10, 1996: Hughes 269C (N7480F), Gulf Shores, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout. A factor was the lack of position reports via radio by the pilot of the helicopter.

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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