# Accident 19740122000639A: Hughes 269A, St Matthews, SC, January 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1974
- Place: St Matthews, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.6638° N, 80.7776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Matthews, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6638&lon=-80.7776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8718F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8718F-1976-08-16) (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: 8,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740122000639A

## Narrative

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

ACFT FUELED FROM CONTAMINATED TANK.ALL FUEL SAMPLES CONT WATER.

## 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 MIA74FLG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG21), Jan 22, 1974: Hughes 269-A (N8718F), St Matthews, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8718F (1)

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

- [Accident 19760712018609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760712018609A), Jul 12, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8718F), Fair Play, SC, Destroyed. Flammable spray fm rupture in acft spray equip. Misc-hose ignited drg rotor engagement.

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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