# Accident 19740227003689A: Hughes 269B, Lihue, HI, February 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1974
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 21.9722° N, 159.3560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lihue, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9722&lon=-159.3560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9398F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9398F-2013-08-21) (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 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,130 total, 10 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FJA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740227003689A

## Narrative

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

DITCH DEFOLIATION. WATCHING GRND WORKER.

## 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 OAK74FJA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA16), Feb 27, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9398F), Lihue, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9398F (1)

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

- [Accident 19970714018389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970714018389A), Jul 14, 1997: Hughes 269B (N9398F), Paducah, KY, Substantial damage. Fairing on worn skid fittings came loosed on takeoff. Blocked engine aire intake. Autorotated. Rotor RPM decayed. (-23) while preparing for a check ride,…

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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