# Accident 19750702016359A: Hughes 269C, Columbus, MS, July 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1975
- Place: Columbus, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 33.5082° N, 88.4071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5082&lon=-88.4071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9293F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9293F-1998-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,311 total, 93 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKQ01-149602) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750702016359A

## Narrative

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

FLD SURVEY.STRUCK LOW VOLTAGE PWR LINE.

## 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 MIA76FKQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKQ01-149602), Jul 2, 1975: Hughes 269C (N9293F), Columbus, MS, 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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