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Incident

FAA incident report · Hughes 269C · Lombard, IL · March 26, 1979

Date: March 26, 1979 · 10:00 local
Place: Lombard, IL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N8642F
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,300 total130 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N8642FRegistration cancelled Apr 13, 2017 · Hughes 269CS/N 770614 · Built 1977 Airframe modelHughes 269C Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot made a precautionary landing in a field when low fuel light came on.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD WHEN LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON.

Other reports on N8642F · 2

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

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