# Accident 19750512012399A: Hughes 269A, Ridge Springs, SC, May 12, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1975
- Place: Ridge Springs, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N8735F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8735F-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,834 total, 2,834 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FLG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750512012399A

## Narrative

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

FUEL INJECTOR LINE BROKEN. HOLD DN NUTS LOOSE.

## 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 MIA75FLG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG35), May 12, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8735F), Ridge Springs, SC, 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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