# NTSB SEA78DYE29: Hughes 269B, N9449F, Snoqualamie, WA, July 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1978
- Place: Snoqualamie, WA · SNOQUALAMIE, WA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYE29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1508  78/7/15    SNOQUALAMIE,WA      HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1951
        TIME - 1830                    N9449F              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRGROUNDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SNOQUALAMIE,WA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- LDG ON SMALL PLATFORM,ORSTACLES ON 3 SIDES. PAX INADVERTENTLY INTERFERED WITH ANTI-TORQUE PEDALS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9449F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9449F-1996-01-02), registration cancelled 1996-01-02, S/N 360238 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fairgrounds

## 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 19780715016669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715016669A), Jul 15, 1978: Hughes 269B, Snoqualamie, WA, Substantial damage. Ldg on small platform,orstacles on 3 sides. Pax inadvertently intred with anti-torque pedals.

## Other investigations on N9449F (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 ANC76AA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA001), Jun 6, 1975: Hughes 269B (N9449F), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66A0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66A0052), May 7, 1966: Hughes 269B (N9449F), Canby, 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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