# NTSB SEA78DYE17: Hughes 269B, N9516F, Puyallup, WA, March 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1978
- Place: Puyallup, WA · PUYALLUP, WA
- Location: 47.1790° N, 122.2915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Puyallup, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1790&lon=-122.2915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYE17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0399  78/3/30    PUYALLUP,WA         HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1143                    N9516F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  51, 24700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            700 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUYALLUP,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           53                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED WIRES ALMOST INVISIBLE DUE HAZE & LONG SPAN BETWEEN POLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9516F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9516F), registered now, S/N 170311, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Thun

## 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 19780330003839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780330003839A), Mar 30, 1978: Hughes 269B, Puyallup, WA, Substantial damage. Plt stated wires almost invisible due haze & long span between po

## Other investigations on N9516F (1)

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 LAX80DUG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG36), Jun 2, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9516F), Cajon Pass, CA, 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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