# Accident 19740513012879A: Hughes 269C, Las Vegas, NV, May 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1974
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9631F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9631F-1991-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 454 total, 271 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVW20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVW20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740513012879A

## Narrative

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

NR 3 EXHST VALVE FAILED.PLT FLARED PREMATURELY TO AVOID CHILDREN ON BALL FLD.

## 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 OAK74FVW20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVW20), May 13, 1974: Hughes 269C (N9631F), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage

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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