# Accident 19730615017749A: Hughes 269B, Lumberton, NC, June 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1973
- Place: Lumberton, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 34.6306° N, 79.0186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lumberton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6306&lon=-79.0186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9507F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9507F-2018-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,585 total, 300 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73DLJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DLJ34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730615017749A

## Narrative

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

HIT PWR LINE.

## 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 IAD73DLJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DLJ34), Jun 15, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9507F), Lumberton, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9507F (1)

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

- [Incident 20130531016049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130531016049I), May 31, 2013: Hughes 269B (N9507F), Lakewood, NY, Minor damage. According to pilot and passenger statement, the aircraft was preflighted and a fuel sample taken. The aircraft was runup without incident. When the aircraft…

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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