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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Sloughhouse, CA · September 9, 1973

Date
September 9, 1973
Place
Sloughhouse, CA
Airport
Rancho Murieta
Phase of flight
Hovering
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8759F
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK74FVG09
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,768 total1,983 in this make and model188 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.

Stdnt plt clsd throttle,bottomed collective atmtng to incrs RPM.resonance post-impact.

As the FAA filed it

STDNT PLT CLSD THROTTLE,BOTTOMED COLLECTIVE ATMTNG TO INCRS RPM.RESONANCE POST-IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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