# Accident 19740604016219A: Hughes 269A, Walls, MS, June 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1974
- Place: Walls, MS
- Airport: Twinkle Town
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Location: 34.9256° N, 90.1633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walls, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9256&lon=-90.1633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8885F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8885F-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,110 total, 274 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLT05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740604016219A

## Narrative

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

PLT LOWERED COLLECTIVE PRIOR TO FULL STOP DRG RUN-ON LDG.COPTER TILTED FWD,BLADE CUT TAIL.

## 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 MIA74FLT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLT05), Jun 4, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8885F), Walls, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8885F (2)

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

- [Accident 20021101030259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021101030259A), Nov 1, 2002: Hughes 269A (N8885F), Fortgibson, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) On November 01, 2002, approximately 1150 central standard time, a Hughes 269A helicopter, N8885F, impacted the terrain following a loss of control during…
- [Accident 19730508011709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730508011709A), May 8, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8885F), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Lwr coupling shaft fwd bumper,p/n 269A 5513,missing. Acft not lvl prior to t/d.

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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