# NTSB CHI67A0088: Hughes 269A, N8889F, W.Bloomfield, MI, January 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1967
- Place: W.Bloomfield, MI · W.BLOOMFIELD, MI
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119060
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0029  67/1/15    W.BLOOMFIELD MICH   HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N8889F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      28
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- AT 3 FT HOVER OVER FROZEN LAKE PLT TURNED DOWNWIND TO RT,SPUN TO RT,DOWNED COLLECTIVE TOO RAPIDLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8889F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8889F-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 0264 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8889F (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 ATL86LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA141), May 29, 1986: Hughes 269A (N8889F), Daniels, WV, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI73DEC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEC04), Aug 26, 1972: Hughes 269A (N8889F), Troy, MI, 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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