# Accident 19731101034599A: Hughes 269C, Millington, TN, November 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1973
- Place: Millington, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 35.3337° N, 89.8995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millington, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3337&lon=-89.8995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9570F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9570F-2023-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,850 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DLT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLT10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731101034599A

## Narrative

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

BOOST PUMP SUSPECTED SOURCE OF FIRE.ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMP BADLY BURNED IN AREA OF INTENSE FIRE.

## 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 IAD74DLT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLT10), Nov 1, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9570F), Millington, TN, 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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