# NTSB ANC79FA089: Hughes 269A, N8746F, Ketchikan, AK, September 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1979
- Place: Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FA089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3713   79/9/8  NR.KETCHIKAN,AK       HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8746F              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- NON-PILOT OWNER FOUND DROWNED.PAX/PLT WHO ARRIVED WITH OWNER STATED HE WAS FISHING AT TIME OF ACDT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8746F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8746F), registered now, S/N 42-0067, 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 O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Helipad

## 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 19790908043479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790908043479A), Sep 8, 1979: Hughes 269A, Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Witness heard helicopter running at helipad. Then silence. Found helicopter in 120 ft water near pad. Pilot drowned

## Other investigations on N8746F (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 CHI67A0140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0140), Jun 27, 1967: Hughes 269A (N8746F), Onieda, WI, substantial damage

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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