# Accident 19750312004069A: Hughes 269A, Hutchinson, KS, March 12, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1975
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Airport: Hutchinson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0662° N, 97.8605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HUTCHINSON RGNL (HUT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0662&lon=-97.8605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8927F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8927F-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,468 total, 7 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCQ37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750312004069A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LDG IN SOFT AREA OF AIRPORT.

## 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 MKC75FCQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCQ37), Mar 12, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8927F), Hutchinson, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8927F (2)

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

- [Accident 19870915053069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870915053069A), Sep 15, 1987: Hughes 269A (N8927F), Plainfield, IL, Substantial damage. Uncommanded right turn and crash on a spray run. Crankshaft idler gear bolts broke. Lost timing. Engine quit.
- [Accident 19740105002172A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740105002172A), Jan 5, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8927F), Burbank, CA, 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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