# NTSB CHI74FEC20: Hughes 269A, N8798F, Howell, MI, November 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1973
- Place: Howell, MI · HOWELL, MI
- Location: 42.6081° N, 83.9343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6081&lon=-83.9343&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEC20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3327   73/11/9   HOWELL,MICH         HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 479
        TIME - 1700                    N8798F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 278 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVINGSTON CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PEARL BEACH,MICH            HOWELL,MICH                  HARSENS ISLAND,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON A WESTERLY HEADING.WIND 15K 220 DEG.EST 10.2 GPH MFG NML CRUISE 11-13 GPH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8798F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8798F-1981-03-09), registration cancelled 1981-03-09, S/N 82-0124 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Livingston Co

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731109036149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731109036149A), Nov 9, 1973: Hughes 269A, Howell, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot touched down on a westerly heading. Wind 15K 220 deg.EST 10.2 gph mfg nml cruise 11-13 gph.

## Other investigations on N8798F (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 MIA78FLD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD43), May 10, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8798F), Vero Beach, FL, destroyed

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.

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