# NTSB MIA76FKQ01: Hughes 269C, N9293F, Columbus, MS, July 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1975
- Place: Columbus, MS · COLUMBUS, MS
- Location: 33.5082° N, 88.4071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5082&lon=-88.4071&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKQ01-149602

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1675   75/7/2    COLUMBUS,MS         HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2311
        TIME - 1930                    N9293F              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,MS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLD SURVEY.STRUCK LOW VOLTAGE PWR LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9293F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9293F-1998-02-13), registration cancelled 1998-02-13, S/N 250394 (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

## 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 19750702016359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750702016359A), Jul 2, 1975: Hughes 269C, Columbus, MS, Substantial damage. Fld survey. Struck low voltage pwr line.

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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