# Accident 19740908030439A: Hughes 269B, Ft.Collins, CO, September 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1974
- Place: Ft.Collins, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9440F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9440F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-A1A (registry code 41885, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 920 in this make and model, 305 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75FTE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740908030439A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED ENG FAILED.NO MALFUNCTION FND.DA 7400FT.

## 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 DEN75FTE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE24), Sep 8, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9440F), Ft.Collins, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9440F (2)

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

- [Accident 19760518012999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760518012999A), May 18, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9440F), Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. Auto mixt ctl inop. Acft contacted soft ground with sideward movement.
- [Accident 19731114035859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731114035859A), Nov 14, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9440F), Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. Plt atmpt downwind taxi in wind gusting to 25K.aborted taxi & tried to takeoff. Lost control.

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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