19730801023049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Shidler, OK · August 1, 1973

Date
August 1, 1973
Place
Shidler, OK
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9662F
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW74FPM03
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,076 total86 in this make and model66 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.

Helio fueled frm tank on plts own truck-water in tank. Entire Helio fuel sys contaminated.

As the FAA filed it

HELIO FUELED FRM TANK ON PLTS OWN TRUCK-WATER IN TANK.ENTIRE HELIO FUEL SYS CONTAMINATED.

NTSB investigation

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