# Accident 19750524018259A: Hughes 269C, Traverse City, MI, May 24, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1975
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.7543° N, 85.6030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Traverse City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7543&lon=-85.6030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9662F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,186 total, 35 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEM42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750524018259A

## 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 CHI75FEM42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM42), May 24, 1975: Hughes 269C (N9662F), Traverse City, MI, 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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