# Accident 19750924042129A: Hughes 269C, Phoenix, AZ, September 24, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1975
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9666F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9666F-2012-09-20) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,644 total, 1,365 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750924042129A

## Narrative

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

CARB SET TOO LEAN. NR 2 CYL EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.EXTND GLIDE TO AVOID CAR,LDG ON ST.

## 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 LAX76FUJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ30), Sep 24, 1975: Hughes 269C (N9666F), Phoenix, AZ, 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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