# Accident 19751222039809A: Hughes 269C, Richmond, VA, December 22, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1975
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9693F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9693F-1976-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 387 total, 387 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FID17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751222039809A

## Narrative

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

NR 2 CYL EXHAUST VALVE HEAD SEPARATED FM VALVE STEM.

## 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 IAD76FID17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID17), Dec 22, 1975: Hughes 269C (N9693F), Richmond, VA, destroyed

## Other reports on N9693F (1)

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

- [Accident 19730516012259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730516012259A), May 16, 1973: Hughes 269C (N9693F), Richmond, VA, Substantial damage. Drg flare detected binding in collective ctl. Mark found on plts gun holster not there bfr acdt.

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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