# Accident 19740427011879A: Hughes 269A, Imlay City, MI, April 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1974
- Place: Imlay City, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 43.0150° N, 83.0792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Imlay City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0150&lon=-83.0792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8902F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8902F-1983-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 91 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740427011879A

## Narrative

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

T/R BLADE SEPARATED.T/R DRIVE SHAFT TWISTED.OBJECT STRUCK BY T/R NOT IDENTIFIED.

## 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 CHI74FEC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC40), Apr 27, 1974: Hughes 269A-1 (N8902F), Imlay City, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8902F (1)

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

- [Accident 19820712027289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820712027289A), Jul 12, 1982: Hughes 269A (N8902F), Davidson, MI, Substantial damage. Student was attempting pedal turn during hover. Rotation speed increased and helicopter struck ground and rolled.

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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