19751215038519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269B · Birmingham, AL · December 15, 1975

Date
December 15, 1975
Place
Birmingham, AL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9444F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA76FKJ34
Reported as
Hughes 269B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
975 total845 in this make and model275 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Low fuel warning light inop. Atmtd to clear trees, rotor RPM slowed.

As the FAA filed it

LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT INOP. ATMTD TO CLEAR TREES, ROTOR RPM SLOWED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.