# Accident 19750305009859A: Hughes 369HS, Ballarat, CA, March 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1975
- Place: Ballarat, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.0477° N, 117.2234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ballarat, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0477&lon=-117.2234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9097F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9097F-1975-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,299 total, 878 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75AL045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750305009859A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 LAX75AL045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL045), Mar 5, 1975: Hughes 369HS (N9097F), Ballarat, CA, destroyed

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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