# Accident 19730528014089A: Hughes 269A, Gary, IN, May 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1973
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: Gary Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8790F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8790F-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,931 total, 961 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FET22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FET22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730528014089A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI73FET22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FET22), May 28, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8790F), Gary, IN, 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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