# Accident 19750319006559A: Hughes 269B, Gail, TX, March 19, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1975
- Place: Gail, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.7673° N, 101.4558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gail, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7673&lon=-101.4558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9531F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9531F-1976-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,690 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FQG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750319006559A

## Narrative

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

NR 4 CONROD FAILED.

## 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 FTW75FQG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG44), Mar 19, 1975: Hughes 269B (N9531F), Gail, TX, 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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