# Accident 19770530014149A: Hughes 269B, Evart, MI, May 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1977
- Place: Evart, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 43.8984° N, 85.2712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evart, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8984&lon=-85.2712&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9423F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9423F) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 726 total, 362 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770530014149A

## Narrative

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

TAIL BOOM CENTER ATTACH FITTING P/N 269A-2324-7 FAILED WHILE ACFT WAS HOVERING.

## 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 CHI77FEM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM26), May 30, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9423F), Evart, MI, 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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