# Accident 19730508011709A: Hughes 269A, Memphis, TN, May 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1973
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8885F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8885F-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,958 total, 134 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73FLT16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLT16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730508011709A

## Narrative

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

LWR COUPLING SHAFT FWD BUMPER,P/N 269A 5513,MISSING.ACFT NOT LVL PRIOR TO T/D.

## 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 IAD73FLT16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLT16), May 8, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8885F), Memphis, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8885F (2)

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

- [Accident 20021101030259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021101030259A), Nov 1, 2002: Hughes 269A (N8885F), Fortgibson, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) On November 01, 2002, approximately 1150 central standard time, a Hughes 269A helicopter, N8885F, impacted the terrain following a loss of control during…
- [Accident 19740604016219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740604016219A), Jun 4, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8885F), Walls, MS, Substantial damage. Plt lowered collective prior to full stop drg run-on ldg. Copter tilted fwd,blade cut tail.

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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