# Accident 19760518012999A: Hughes 269B, Broomfield, CO, May 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1976
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jefferson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9440F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9440F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-A1A (registry code 41885, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,227 total, 300 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FTE70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760518012999A

## Narrative

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

AUTO MIXT CTL INOP. ACFT CONTACTED SOFT GROUND WITH SIDEWARD MOVEMENT.

## 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 DEN76FTE70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE70), May 18, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9440F), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9440F (2)

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

- [Accident 19740908030439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740908030439A), Sep 8, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9440F), Ft.Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Plt stated eng failed. No malfunction fnd. Da 7400FT.
- [Accident 19731114035859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731114035859A), Nov 14, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9440F), Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. Plt atmpt downwind taxi in wind gusting to 25K.aborted taxi & tried to takeoff. Lost control.

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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