# Accident 19750117002219A: Hughes 269C, Columbus, OH, January 17, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1975
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9689F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9689F-1988-10-07) (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: 2,513 total, 2,181 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEK20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEK20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750117002219A

## Narrative

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

HI WEEDS CTCTD FRONT PORTION OF L SKID.HELICOPTER TILTED,ROLLED OVR TO R.

## 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 CHI75FEK20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEK20), Jan 17, 1975: Hughes 269C (N9689F), Columbus, OH, 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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