# NTSB OAK77FJA07: Hughes 269C, N9619F, Honolulu, HI, March 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1977
- Place: Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FJA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FJA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0608  77/3/16  NR.HONOLULU,HI        HUGHES 269C         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 10432
        TIME - 1521                    N9619F              PX-  0  0  0  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 283 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
                                    INTENDED DESTINATION
                                      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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT LOGGED 12HRS FLT TIME IN LAST 24. BLACK-GRAY PAINTED WIRES MASKED AGAINST FOLIAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9619F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9619F-1977-04-21), registration cancelled 1977-04-21, S/N 900039 (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 19770316007639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770316007639A), Mar 16, 1977: Hughes 269C, Honolulu, HI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt logged 12HRS flt time in last 24. Black-gray painted wires masked against foliage.

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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