# Accident 19730823026849A: Hughes 269C, Hart, TX, August 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1973
- Place: Hart, TX
- Airport: Truck Platform
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 34.3858° N, 102.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hart, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3858&lon=-102.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9341F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9341F-2013-03-18) (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 269C
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FQG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730823026849A

## Narrative

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

COTTER PIN MSNG ALLOWD T/R SHAFT SEPARATION.ACFTROTATED R,HIT TRUCK. M/R BLADE HIT GRND CREWMAN.

## 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 FTW74FQG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG12), Aug 23, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9341F), Hart, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N9341F (1)

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

- [Accident 19740417009699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740417009699A), Apr 17, 1974: Hughes 269C (N9341F), Spur, TX, Destroyed. Plt experncd eng pwr failr at lo alt dnwnd durng aerial huntng. Nr 4 connctng rod p/n 74502-5 faild

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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