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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Redwood Cty, CA · May 6, 1974

Date
May 6, 1974
Place
Redwood Cty, CA
Phase of flight
To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9562F
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK74AP056
Reported as
Hughes 269B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,178 total300 in this make and model72 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Sand bar.r skid broke thru surface and dug in. Seatbelt buckle opened on impact.

As the FAA filed it

SAND BAR.R SKID BROKE THRU SURFACE AND DUG IN.SEATBELT BUCKLE OPENED ON IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.