# NTSB IAD74DLT10: Hughes 269B, N9570F, Millington, TN, November 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1973
- Place: Millington, TN · MILLINGTON, TN
- Location: 35.3337° N, 89.8995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millington, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3337&lon=-89.8995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLT10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLT10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3438   73/11/1   MILLINGTON,TENN     HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4850
        TIME - 1330                    N9570F              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST MEMPHIS,ARK            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BOOST PUMP SUSPECTED SOURCE OF FIRE.ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMP BADLY BURNED IN AREA OF INTENSE FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9570F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9570F-2023-09-16), registration cancelled 2023-09-16, S/N 410462, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731101034599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731101034599A), Nov 1, 1973: Hughes 269C, Millington, TN, Destroyed. Boost pump suspected source of fire. Electric fuel boost pump badly burned in area of intense fire.

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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