# Accident 19730328006809A: Hughes 369HS, Point La Hache, LA, March 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1973
- Place: Point La Hache, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 29.5738° N, 89.7808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pointe a la Hache, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5738&lon=-89.7808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9031F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9031F-1974-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,186 total, 89 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73AF056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730328006809A

## Narrative

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

FATIGUE FAILURE OF SPUR ADAPTER GR SHAFT-TO MISS DITCH, PLT HAD TO FLARE EARLY.LOW GRND SPEED LDG.

## 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 FTW73AF056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF056), Mar 28, 1973: Hughes 369HS (N9031F), Point La Hache, LA, substantial damage

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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