# Accident 19740628019089A: Hughes 269B, Jacksonville, FL, June 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1974
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Mosquito Control
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9493F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,955 total, 124 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740628019089A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DRG DOWNWIND TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTR TKOF.

## 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 MIA74FLA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA49), Jun 28, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9493F), Jacksonville, FL, 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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