# Accident 19741101044279A: Hughes 269C, Topeka, KS, November 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1974
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.0483° N, 95.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-95.6780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9648F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9648F-1975-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,299 total, 1,807 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75AK026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741101044279A

## Narrative

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

AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT TO PARKING LOT.HIGH FLARE,SETTLED WITH LOW RPM.REASON FOR LDG NOT DETERMINED.

## 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 MKC75AK026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK026), Nov 1, 1974: Hughes 269C (N9648F), Topeka, KS, destroyed, 1 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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