# Accident 19730916035239A: Hughes 269C, Eagle Lake, WA, September 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1973
- Place: Eagle Lake, WA
- Airport: Eagle Lake Heli
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Aircraft: N8955F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8955F-1995-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,451 total, 825 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730916035239A

## Narrative

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

DENSITY ALT 5000 FT. NEAR MAX GROSS WT- PILOT-EXCEEDED PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY OF ACFT.

## 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 SEA74DYE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE17), Sep 16, 1973: Hughes 269C (N8955F), Eagle Lake, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8955F (1)

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

- [Accident 19910220002889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910220002889A), Feb 20, 1991: Hughes 269C (N8955F), North Mankato, MN, Destroyed. Lost tail rotor control. Descended into trees. Tailboom cluster fittings fatigue failed. Shifted boom broke shaft.

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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