# Accident 19730923036299A: Hughes 269A, Forks, WA, September 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1973
- Place: Forks, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 47.9528° N, 124.3902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forks, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9528&lon=-124.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8763F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8763F-2018-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 69 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730923036299A

## Narrative

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

EMERG AUTOROTATION,FLARED TOO HIGH.RAN OUT OF FUEL.NOT ROTOR CRAFT RATED.

## 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 SEA74DYE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE19), Sep 23, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8763F), Forks, WA, 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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