# NTSB IAD73FID22: Hughes 269C, N9693F, Richmond, VA, May 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1973
- Place: Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Emergency descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/600) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189876
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73FID22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FID22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3264  73/5/16    RICHMOND,VA         HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2284
        TIME - 1000                    N9693F              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 242 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN HELIPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHMOND,VA                 RICHMOND,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        REMARKS- DRG FLARE DETECTED BINDING IN COLLECTIVE CTL.MARK FOUND ON PLTS GUN HOLSTER NOT THERE BFR ACDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9693F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9693F-1976-02-05), registration cancelled 1976-02-05, S/N 720152 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Downtown Heliport

## 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 19730516012259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730516012259A), May 16, 1973: Hughes 269C, Richmond, VA, Substantial damage. Drg flare detected binding in collective ctl. Mark found on plts gun holster not there bfr acdt.

## Other investigations on N9693F (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 IAD76FID17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID17), Dec 22, 1975: Hughes 269C (N9693F), Richmond, VA, 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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