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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Gary, IN · May 28, 1973

Date
May 28, 1973
Place
Gary, IN
Airport
Gary Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8790F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI73FET22
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,931 total961 in this make and model111 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Initiated patrol with aprx 10GAL fuel on board. Drg rtrn arpt responded to police emergency.

As the FAA filed it

INITIATED PATROL WITH APRX 10GAL FUEL ON BOARD.DRG RTRN ARPT RESPONDED TO POLICE EMERGENCY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.