# Accident 19760901035609A: Hughes 269B, Holmes Beach, FL, September 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1976
- Place: Holmes Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 27.5106° N, 82.7155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holmes Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5106&lon=-82.7155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9563F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9563F) (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: 2,022 total, 240 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DLD84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD84) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760901035609A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MIA76DLD84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD84), Sep 1, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9563F), Holmes Beach, FL, 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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