# Accident 19740707019699A: Hughes 269A, Shelby, NC, July 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1974
- Place: Shelby, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 35.2904° N, 81.5456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelby, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2904&lon=-81.5456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8934F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8934F-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 116 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DKM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740707019699A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TERRACE IN DENSE COTTON.

## 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 IAD75DKM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKM01), Jul 7, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8934F), Shelby, NC, 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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