# Accident 19730501009509A: Hughes 269A, Uvalde, TX, May 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1973
- Place: Uvalde, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 29.2152° N, 99.7772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uvalde, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2152&lon=-99.7772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8774F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8774F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-B1A (registry code 41887, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,742 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73AF064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730501009509A

## Narrative

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

LIVESTOCK SURVEY. HIT WIRES ABOUT 25 FT ABOVE RIVER BED.

## 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 FTW73AF064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF064), May 1, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8774F), Uvalde, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N8774F (1)

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

- [Accident 19780710042929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780710042929A), Jul 10, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8774F), Williamsfield, IL, 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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