# Accident 19740604020439A: Hughes 269C, Crockett, CA, June 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1974
- Place: Crockett, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 38.0519° N, 122.2201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crockett, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0519&lon=-122.2201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8966F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8966F-1974-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,348 total, 3,205 in this make and model, 187 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740604020439A

## Narrative

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

POLICE PATROL OF PARKS.HIT PWR LINES ACROSS CARQUINEZ STRAITS AT ABOUT 350FT AGL.

## 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 OAK74AP065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP065), Jun 4, 1974: Hughes 269C (N8966F), Crockett, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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