# Accident 19730706023359A: Hughes 269A, Ft.Collins, CO, July 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1973
- Place: Ft.Collins, CO
- Airport: Valley Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8803F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8803F-1982-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,444 total, 1,660 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730706023359A

## Narrative

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

ATMTD STEEP TURN AT NR GROSS WT.DA 7000FT.OUTBD 25PCT M/R BLADES COATED W CHEM AND DIRT.

## 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 DEN74FTE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE04), Jul 6, 1973: Hughes 269A1 (N8803F), Ft.Collins, CO, 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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