# Accident 19791029035489A: Hughes 269B, Sanderson, TX, October 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1979, 08:45 local time
- Place: Sanderson, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1508° N, 102.4079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanderson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1508&lon=-102.4079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9544F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9544F-1990-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269B (registry code 4470502, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 932 total, 430 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DQD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029035489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED RUN-AWAY ENGINE RPM. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN TREES. NO FUEL FOUND IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 FTW80DQD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQD01), Oct 29, 1979: Hughes 269B (N9544F), Sanderson, TX, 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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