# Accident 19810619034459A: Hughes 269B, Ceredo, WV, June 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1981, 10:59 local time
- Place: Ceredo, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3959° N, 82.5462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ceredo, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3959&lon=-82.5462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9538F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9538F-2012-11-20) (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
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FIJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIJ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619034459A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE CONTROL ARM CAME LOOSE ON LANDING APPROACH. STRUCK POLES AND WIRES ON EMERGENCY LANDING IN A STREET.

## 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 ATL81FIJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIJ11), Jun 19, 1981: Hughes 269B (N9538F), Ceredo, WV, 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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