# Accident 19740618017119A: Hughes 269B, Slayton, TX, June 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1974
- Place: Slayton, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Aircraft: N9499F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9499F-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,141 total, 3,273 in this make and model, 297 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FQG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740618017119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED TO CLEAR DIRT FROM EYES. ENG EXHAUST IGNITED THICK DRY WEEDS ABT 3 FT HI.

## 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 FTW74FQG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG69), Jun 18, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9499F), Slayton, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N9499F (1)

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

- [Accident 19880820034159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880820034159A), Aug 20, 1988: Hughes 269B (N9499F), Hampton, IL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Engine crankshaft failed. Pilot allowed rotor speed to decay causing a fatal vertical impact. Too low for emergency

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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