# NTSB SEA77DYA27: Hughes 269C, N7432F, Gooding, ID, July 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1977
- Place: Gooding, ID · GOODING, ID
- Location: 42.9370° N, 114.7135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gooding, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9370&lon=-114.7135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA27

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1660   77/7/5    GOODING,ID          HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N7432F              PX-  0  0  1  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 27, 3550 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOODING,ID                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- SURVEY OF FIELD TO BE SPRAYED.STRUCK UNMARKED WIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7432F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7432F-2018-03-28), registration cancelled 2018-03-28, S/N 160458, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (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 19770705016479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770705016479A), Jul 5, 1977: Hughes 269A, Gooding, ID, Destroyed. Survey of field to be sprayed. Struck unmarked wire.

## Other investigations on N7432F (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 WPR14LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA340), Aug 11, 2014: Hughes 269C (N7432F), Darrington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to secure the throttle mount bracket during a recent engine installation, which resulted in the loss of throttle movement and an inability to control engine power.
- [NTSB SEA76DYA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYA39), Jul 10, 1976: Hughes 269A (N7432F), Gooding, ID, 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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