# Accident 19740424029979A: Hughes 269A, Kekaha, HI, April 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1974
- Place: Kekaha, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 21.9679° N, 159.7152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kekaha, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9679&lon=-159.7152&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8732F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8732F-1974-10-30) (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: 8,050 total, 80 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FJA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740424029979A

## Narrative

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

HIT KNOWN WIRES. WEED CTL.

## 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 OAK74FJA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA19), Apr 24, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8732F), Kekaha, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N8732F (1)

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

- [Accident 19731205038339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731205038339A), Dec 5, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8732F), Kahalui, HI, Substantial damage. Lndd in 8FT high sugar cane. Defoliation along ditch.

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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