# Accident 19730522013139A: Hughes 269C, De Pauw, IN, May 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1973
- Place: De Pauw, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.3327° N, 86.2216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Depauw, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3327&lon=-86.2216&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9609F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9609F-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73AEA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AEA36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730522013139A

## Narrative

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

THROTTL CTL TO FUEL ATTACH BOLT MISSING.INSP 3 OTR 300 ACFT,BOLTS ROTATED BY HAND COTTER KEYS WORN

## 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 CHI73AEA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AEA36), May 22, 1973: Hughes 269C (N9609F), De Pauw, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9609F (1)

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

- [Accident 19920925038969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920925038969A), Sep 25, 1992: Hughes 269C (N9609F), East Bernstadt, KY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Power train system failed during powerline control. Rotor speed decayed. Helicopter struck rising terrain.

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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