# Accident 19730321007089A: Hughes 269A, Lafayette, CO, March 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1973
- Place: Lafayette, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 39.9948° N, 105.0997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9948&lon=-105.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8891F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8891F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,419 total, 261 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73FTE67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730321007089A

## Narrative

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

IP HAD STUDENT ATTEMPT DOWNWIND LOW ALT MANEUVER BEYOND ACFT PERFORMANCE ABILITY.GUSTING TO 20K.

## 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 DEN73FTE67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE67), Mar 21, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8891F), Lafayette, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8891F (1)

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

- [Accident 19771125038019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771125038019A), Nov 25, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8891F), Rawlins, WY, Substantial damage. Settling with power. Peak gusts to 60 KTS.

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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