# NTSB FTW73DRG32: Hughes 269A, N8774F, Uvalde, TX, December 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1972
- Place: Uvalde, TX · UVALDE, TX
- Location: 29.2152° N, 99.7772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uvalde, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2152&lon=-99.7772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3770  72/12/13   UVALDE,TEX          HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N8774F              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 27, 1443 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            95 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UVALDE,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8774F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8774F), registered now, S/N 0098, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HIO-360-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-b1a) (registry code 41887, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8774F (2)

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 CHI78FEV42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV42), Jul 10, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8774F), Williamsfield, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73AF064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF064), May 1, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8774F), Uvalde, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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