# Accident 19730209001539A: Hughes 269B, Torrance, CA, February 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1973
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9400F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9400F-1994-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,181 total, 26 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730209001539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX73FUA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA31), Feb 9, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9400F), Torrance, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9400F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840628027589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840628027589A), Jun 28, 1984: Hughes 269B (N9400F), Palos Verde Est, CA, Destroyed. Tail rotor blades struck tail skid in flight, causing uncontrolled descent. Tail rotor trailing edge delaminated.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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