# Accident 19730904032899A: Hughes 269B, Puyallup, WA, September 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1973
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Airport: Puyallup Indstrl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 47.1790° N, 122.2915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Puyallup, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1790&lon=-122.2915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9432F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9432F-1977-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,951 total, 650 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYE10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730904032899A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.HIT TAIL ON RECOVERY,ROLLED OVER.

## 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 SEA74DYE10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE10), Sep 4, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9432F), Puyallup, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9432F (1)

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

- [Accident 19770410008549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770410008549A), Apr 10, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9432F), San Antonio, TX, 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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