# Accident 19750707028149A: Hughes 269C, Wichita, KS, July 7, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1975
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Police Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 37.6642° N, 97.3487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Police Heliport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6642&lon=-97.3487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8968F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8968F-2005-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 426 total, 107 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76AK008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750707028149A

## Narrative

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

ENG QUIT DRG PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.

## 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 MKC76AK008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK008), Jul 7, 1975: Hughes 269C (N8968F), Wichita, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8968F (3)

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

- [Accident 20030407005049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030407005049A), Apr 7, 2003: Hughes 269C (N8968F), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Letts is a helicopter flight instructor that was in the left (pilot) seat and demonstrating a touchdown autorotation to Mr. Frye. Mr. Frye was…
- [Accident 19741120039469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741120039469A), Nov 20, 1974: Hughes 269C (N8968F), Greenwich, KS, Substantial damage. Ip demo practice autorotations. Overshot spot t/d in wheatfield btwn rnwys,acft rocked fwd on skids
- [Accident 19740219003289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740219003289A), Feb 19, 1974: Hughes 269C (N8968F), Wichita, KS, 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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