# Accident 19760616015149A: Hughes 269B, Laceys Spring, AL, June 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1976
- Place: Laceys Spring, AL
- Airport: South Huntsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 34.5343° N, 86.6042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laceys Spring, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5343&lon=-86.6042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9435F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9435F-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,190 total, 36 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKJ71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ71) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760616015149A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE AUTOROTATIONS.TAIL BOOM CUT OFF.

## 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 MIA76DKJ71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ71), Jun 16, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9435F), Laceys Spring, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9435F (1)

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

- [Accident 19800818036879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800818036879A), Aug 18, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9435F), Whiteville, NC, Destroyed. Struck power line during spray run. Wires not marked. Did not use field spotter to check for wires.

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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