# Accident 19730801023049A: Hughes 269C, Shidler, OK, August 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1973
- Place: Shidler, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 36.7810° N, 96.6594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shidler, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7810&lon=-96.6594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9662F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,076 total, 86 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730801023049A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW74FPM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPM03), Aug 1, 1973: Hughes 269C (N9662F), Shidler, OK, 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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