# Accident 19730909027889A: Hughes 269A, Sloughhouse, CA, September 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: Sloughhouse, CA
- Airport: Rancho Murieta
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 38.4868° N, 121.1028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RANCHO MURIETA (RIU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4868&lon=-121.1028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8759F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8759F-2014-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,768 total, 1,983 in this make and model, 188 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909027889A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 OAK74FVG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVG09), Sep 9, 1973: Hughes 269 (N8759F), Sloughhouse, CA, destroyed

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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