# Accident 19730521011879A: Hughes 269A, Broomfield, CO, May 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1973
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jeffco
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9333V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9333V) (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: 3,275 total, 350 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73FTE77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE77) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730521011879A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE AUTOROTATIVE LDG. M/R SEVERED TAIL BOOM

## 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 DEN73FTE77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE77), May 21, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9333V), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9333V (1)

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

- [Accident 20080321835789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080321835789A), Mar 21, 2008: Hughes 269A (N9333V), Ashland, KY, Substantial damage. (-23) On Friday March 21, 2008 at approx 9:00 am EDT, the pilot [privacy data omitted] departed new philadelphia, oh airport (phd) en route to Ashland, KY dwu.…

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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